Looking for a good meatless minestrone soup recipe....

[Guest guest]

Enjoyed one recently at the local " Olive Garden " restaurant, and would

love to try and duplicate something similar. Hoping you can help.

[Guest guest]

I haven't eaten at the Olive Garden, so cannot compare

my own recipe to it, but here's a quick and yummy

vegetarian minestrone recipe I made last week.

 

Veggie Minestrone

 

4 cups V8 juice or tomato juice, low sodium

4 cups water

1 Tbs olive oil

1/2 onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

3 carrots, medium, chopped

1 cup butternut squash, cubed

1 cup fresh green beans, trimmed, cut

1 zucchini, medium, halved lengthwise, sliced into

half moons

1 (14.5 oz) can beans: Northern white, or chick peas,

drained, rinsed

2 tsp Italian Herbs (oregano/thyme/basil/marjoram)

pinch salt

1/2 tsp ground pepper

1/2 tsp spice (cumin, curry or red pepper), to taste

 

dash balsamic vinegar, to taste

 

 

 

Heat a soup kettle on medium heat and saute the onion

in olive oil until transparent. Add the rest of the

ingredients and stir. Cover and bring to a high

simmer; reduce heat to simmer the soup for about 45

minutes until the vegetables are tender-crisp. Taste

for seasoning adjustments. This soup tastes better the

second day, as the flavors mingle and develop.

 

Servings: 6

 

Recipe by Karri Ann. Enjoy!

 

Here's my nutrition info - I finally purchased recipe

software - Living Cookbook - it's great for figuring

out nutrition and menu planning.

 

Nutrition Facts (based on a 1500 calories/day diet)

Based on using Northern White beans; we actually used

chick peas - it was yummy!

 

Serving size: 1 serving

 

Percent daily values based on a 1500 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe

ingredients.

 

 

Amount Per Serving:

Calories 190.56

Calories From Fat (13%) 24.82

 

% Daily Value

Total Fat 2.82g 6%

Saturated Fat 0.42g 3%

Cholesterol 0.00mg 0%

Sodium 148.26mg 8%

Potassium 970.74mg 37%

Carbohydrates 34.77g 15%

Dietary Fiber 7.60g 41%

Sugar 9.12g

Sugar Alcohols 0.00g

Net Carbohydrates 27.17g

Protein 8.20g 22%

 

 

 

 

 

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