MINESTRONE SOUP FROM LIBBY'S

Minestrone Soup from Libby's image

A rainy-day classic minestrone soup with assorted Libby's vegetables.

Provided by Iron Chef Donatella Arpaia

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Libby's Fruits & Vegetables

Time 50m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Ingredients

½ onion, chopped
½ shallot, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 clove garlic, sliced
¼ cup olive oil
2 ½ (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
1 (14 ounce) can plum tomatoes, crushed
2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained
4 (4 ounce) Libby's® Sliced Carrots Vegetable Cups
2 (4 ounce) Libby's® Sweet Peas Vegetable Cups
2 (4 ounce) Libby's® Cut Green Beans Vegetable Cups
2 (4 ounce) Libby's® Whole Kernel Sweet Corn Vegetable Cups
3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves

Steps:

Heat olive oil in large soup pot over medium heat. Add onions, shallots and celery and cook for 3 minutes.
Add beans and cook for additional 2 minutes. Then add plum tomatoes with juice and cook for 1 minute. Then add chicken broth.
Drain carrots, sweet peas, green beans and corn, and add to broth.
Season soup with thyme, salt and pepper and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Serve with grated parmesan, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 367.4 calories, Carbohydrate 44.6 g, Cholesterol 5.7 mg, Fat 15.2 g, Fiber 12.5 g, Protein 12.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 1983.7 mg, Sugar 4.6 g