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Hamburger Minestrone

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I love minestrone because it’s both filling and light. But, minestrone often doesn’t love me because of the large amounts of beans that are often in it. So here you have it – a beanless soup with added meat. It’s still delicious, light, and filling. And, it can still technically be called minestrone because it is, at heart, a vegetable soup with herbs in a meat broth. And who doesn’t love that?

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Lean Ground Meat (hamburger Or Turkey)
  • ½ cups Chopped Onion
  • 1 clove Garlic, Minced
  • 6 cups Water
  • 28 ounces, weight Diced Tomatoes, Undrained
  • 2 whole Potatoes, Peeled And Chopped
  • 2 whole Carrots, Chopped
  • 2 stalks Celery, Diced
  • 2 cubes Chicken Or Beef Bouillon
  • 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
  • ¾ teaspoons Salt
  • 2 whole Zucchini, Chopped
  • ½ cups Uncooked Macaroni

Preparation

In a large stockpot or Dutch oven, cook the meat, onion, and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain. Add the water, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, celery, boullion cubes, Italian seasoning, and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are just tender. Add zucchini and macaroni; simmer for additional 15 minutes or until tender.

Nutrition (calculated with ground turkey): 197 cal, 5g fat, 1g sat fat, 0g trans fat, 40mg cholesterol, 513mg sodium, 27g carbs, 4g fiber, 2g sugar, 13g protein, 52% vit. A, 26% vit. C, 6% calcium, 13% iron.

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socalmom on 2.11.2010

This is a good, simple soup and just what I needed when I had some ground turkey to cook and wanted to try something different. I don’t think it really needs the potatoes since it had pasta too. Next time I might substitute mushrooms for the potatoes instead. I would also be good with ground turkey italian sausage.

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ladyaggie on 8.25.2012

This soup is delicious! It’s hearty, healthy comfort food. A definite keeper! Thanks so much for the recipe. I used a regular size box of beef broth instead of the water and bullion cubes, but everything else remained the same. Perfection!

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lindaintx on 11.15.2011

This is so delicious – my daughter just called and asked for the recipe! I did add Italian sausage for the flavor and extra meat but it would have been just as good without that. It was yummy and filling.

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wens965 on 6.13.2011

I made this soup tonite for my family and it was easy to make and oh so delicious! Thanks for sharing, this recipe is a keeper!
Wendy

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