Name: Best Darn Minestrone Soup Around
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Butter - 8 tablespoons; Chopped onions - 1 ½ cups; Chicken broth - 4 (14 ounce) cans; Mixed vegetables, with liquid - 4 (15 ounce) cans; Kidney beans, with liquid - 2 (16 ounce) cans; Whole peeled tomatoes, with liquid - 2 (14.5 ounce) cans; Frozen chopped spinach - 1 (16 ounce) package; Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons; Garlic powder - 4 ¼ teaspoons; Dried parsley - 4 teaspoons; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon; Dried basil - 1 teaspoon; Uncooked elbow macaroni - 1 cup; Grated Parmesan cheese - ½ cup; Canned garbanzo beans, drained - 1 cup; Heavy cream - 4 cups; Grated Parmesan cheese for topping - ½ cup

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Best Darn Minestrone Soup Around

1. Butter - 8 tablespoons

2. Chopped onions - 1 ½ cups

3. Chicken broth - 4 (14 ounce) cans

4. Mixed vegetables, with liquid - 4 (15 ounce) cans

5. Kidney beans, with liquid - 2 (16 ounce) cans

6. Whole peeled tomatoes, with liquid - 2 (14.5 ounce) cans

7. Frozen chopped spinach - 1 (16 ounce) package

8. Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons

9. Garlic powder - 4 ¼ teaspoons

10. Dried parsley - 4 teaspoons

11. Salt - ½ teaspoon

12. Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon

13. Dried basil - 1 teaspoon

14. Uncooked elbow macaroni - 1 cup

15. Grated Parmesan cheese - ½ cup

16. Canned garbanzo beans, drained - 1 cup

17. Heavy cream - 4 cups

18. Grated Parmesan cheese for topping - ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Best Darn Minestrone Soup Around

1. Stage

In a large stock pot over medium heat, stir and cook onions in butter until soft. Add broth, mixed vegetables, kidney beans, tomatoes, spinach, and tomato paste; simmer gently for 1 1/2 hours.

2. Stage

Using a slotted spoon, remove about half of the vegetables to a blender or food processor, reserving liquid in stock pot. Puree the vegetables until smooth and return them to stock pot.

3. Stage

Stir in garlic powder, parsley, salt, pepper, basil, macaroni, 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, garbanzo beans, and heavy cream; cook for 1/2 hour, stirring frequently. Pour into bowls and sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese.