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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?
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.