VEGETABLE BEEF MINESTRONE

Vegetable Beef Minestrone image

Plenty of vegetables, chick peas or beans of your choice plus pasta.

Provided by Lindsay Perejma

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

Time 1h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 slices bacon, chopped
½ pound lean ground beef
2 carrots, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 large onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 (10.5 ounce) can beef broth
1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained
2 ounces spaghetti, broken into pieces

Steps:

In a large saucepan, cook bacon and ground beef until well done, breaking up the beef as it cooks. Drain off the grease and add carrots, garlic, onion and celery. Season with the bay leaf, basil, rosemary and red pepper flakes. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the onions are translucent. Stir in tomatoes and beef stock.
Simmer for about 20 minutes then put in the chickpeas and broken spaghetti. Cook covered, for about 10 minutes or until spaghetti is al dente. Remove the bay leaf before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.4 calories, Carbohydrate 26.3 g, Cholesterol 34.7 mg, Fat 13.1 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 13 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 570 mg, Sugar 4.8 g