Bush's Beans Red White And Bean Minestrone Soup
Created by dienia b on June 28, 2024
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 9m
- Cook Time: 9h
- Recipe #43054
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup Italian turkey sausage, cut into small pieces
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
- 1 cup carrot, chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 16 ounces tomatoes, diced (1 can)
- 5 cups chicken stock
- 15 ounces cannellini beans , undrained (1 can)
- 15 ounces red kidney beans, undrained (1 can)
- 2 cups zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach
- 7 ounces cooked bow tie pasta (1 cup)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Garnish
- 2 tablespoons pesto sauce
- 2 ounces fresh grated parmesan cheese
How to Make
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Step 1: Heat oil over medium heat in a stock pan.
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Step 2: Add sausage, brown well.
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Step 3: Add tomato paste and cook for 5 minutes until brown.
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Step 4: Add onions through oregano.
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Step 5: Cook until garlic is aromatic, about 5 minutes.
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Step 6: Pour into a Pam sprayed 4 quart slow cooker.
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Step 7: Add tomatoes and chicken stock.
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Step 8: Cook on low setting for 6 hours or till vegetables are tender.
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Step 9: Stir in beans, zucchini, spinach, and pasta.
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Step 10: Cook on high setting for 8 minutes or until beans and pasta are warmed thru and spinach has wilted.
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Step 11: Season to taste.
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Step 12: Serve with garnish to taste.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (342.7 g)
- Calories 268
- Total Fat - 7.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.2 g
- Cholesterol - 18 mg
- Sodium - 590.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 35 g
- Dietary Fiber - 9 g
- Sugars - 6.8 g
- Protein - 16.2 g
- Calcium - 146.3 mg
- Iron - 3.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 16.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg