Minestrone
For a quick lunch or easy dinner recipe, make this hearty minestrone. It brims with al dente pasta and colorful fresh vegetables.
Source: Better Homes and Gardens
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Credit: Andy Lyons
Recipe Summary
Ingredients
Directions
Pantry:
Italian seasoning, vegetable or chicken stock
Shopping List:
diced tomatoes with Italian herbs: $1.89yellow sweet pepper $2.00dry rigatoni: $0.30garbanzo beans: $1.19baby spinach: $0.75total: $6.13cost per serving: $1.53
Change Up:
For a heartier version of this soup, substitute browned Italian sausage or cut-up chicken for the garbanzo beans. Vary the greens by swapping chopped fresh chard or kale for the spinach.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving:
234 calories; fat 2g; carbohydrates 46g; mono fat 1g; poly fat 1g; insoluble fiber 7g; sugars 12g; protein 10g; vitamin a 3012.6IU; vitamin c 119.9mg; thiamin 0.2mg; riboflavin 0.1mg; niacin equivalents 1.8mg; vitamin b6 0.1mg; folate 108.9mcg; sodium 759mg; potassium 353mg; calcium 141.4mg; iron 4.3mg.