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

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.