Italian Minestrone Soup

* Exported from MasterCook *

ITALIAN MINESTRONE SOUP

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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups Vegetables
Pasta Italian

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 ea Green pepper, diced 4 oz Chopped
spinach 1 ea Carrot, peeled and diced 2 oz
Elbow macaroni 4 Stalks Celery, diced
: 16 oz Kidney beans (1 can) 1 md Onion,
minced Salt to taste 4 tb
Butter Pepper to
taste 1 qt Chicken broth 4 tb
Grated Romano cheese 8 oz Tomato sauce (1 can)

Using a 3-quart saucepan, saute first 4 ingredients in
butter until tender.
Add chicken broth, tomato sauce and spinach. Bring to
boil. Add macaroni; return to boil. Reduce heat and
simmer 1/2 hour, stirring occasionally. Add water if
necessary. Add kidney beans and seasonings. Heat
through. Sprinkle cheese on top.



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