COUNTRY MINESTRONE SOUP 4 Tbsp. olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 2 carrots, peeled and chopped 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1/4 c. chopped parsley 2 zucchini, diced 1/2 small green cabbage, chopped 16 oz. can whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped 3/4 c. fresh spinach, chopped 4 c. beef broth 1 potato, peeled and diced 1/2 c. elbow macaroni salt and pepper to taste 1/2 to 1 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese Heat olive oil in soup pot. Saute onion, celery, carrots, garlic and parsley over moderate heat for 10 minutes, until soft but not brown. Add zucchini, cabbage, tomatoes with their juice and spinach. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add broth, potato and macaroni. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes or until potatoes and cabbage are tender. Season with salt and pepper. Before serving, stir in Parmesan cheese to taste. Stir until melted. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |