CORRIGAN'S MINESTRONE

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Hearty and filling vegetarian soup with potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, beans and pasta. Make sure you have the storage for the left-overs.

Provided by CORRIGAN GOMMENGINGER

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Minestrone

Time 1h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
5 potatoes, peeled and cubed
5 carrots, chopped
4 stalks celery, chopped
1 sweet onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 (14 ounce) can vegetable broth
1 ½ quarts water
3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
1 tablespoon salt
2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir potatoes, carrots, celery, onion and garlic into pot. Mix in tomato paste, beans, broth and water. Season with basil, oregano and salt. Cook and stir 30 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
Mix macaroni into pot. Continue cooking 10 minutes, or until macaroni is tender.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 221.1 calories, Carbohydrate 41.8 g, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 6.7 g, Protein 7.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 873.9 mg, Sugar 4.9 g