Vegetable Minestrone

Soups warm the soul and this Vegetable Minestrone is no exception. This is perfect for those cold fall and winter months. As an added bonus, this recipe is entirely vegan, and it won’t break your calorie counter as you try to keep off those Holiday LB’s

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Vegetable Minestrone

Yield

8

Author

Joe the Blue Wizard

Prep time

15 Min

Cook time

55 Min

Total time

1 H & 10 M

Soups warm the soul and this Vegetable Minestrone is no exception. This is perfect for those cold fall and winter months. As an added bonus, this recipe is entirely vegan, and it won’t break your calorie counter as you try to keep off those Holiday LB’s

Ingredients

• 1 large Yellow Onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 large Carrots, peeled and chopped 
• 3 med. stalks Celery, chopped
• 4 cloves Garlic, peeled and minced
• 8 cups (2 L) Low-Sodium Vegetable Stock
• 2 tbsp. (22 g) Nutritional Yeast (Completely Optional)
• 28 oz. (800 g) canned Diced Tomatoes
• 2 tsp. (2 g) Dried Oregano
• 2 med. Red Potatoes, diced
• 4 cups (270 g) Baby Kale
• 1 large Zucchini, diced
• 1/2 cup (100 g) uncooked Brown Rice
• 2 15 oz. cans (900 g)Cannellini Beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 tsp. (6 g) Kosher Salt
• 1/2 tsp. (1 g) Black Pepper
• 1 cup (20 g) fresh Basil, chopped

Instructions

1. Put a large pot over medium high heat. 
2. Add onion, carrots and celery.  Cook in the dry pan for 10 minutes.  If vegetable start to stick add a few tablespoons of water to the pot to loosen them up. (This saves on using oil)
3. Add garlic to the pot, stir and cook another minute.
4. Add stock, nutritional yeast(if you're into that), tomatoes, oregano, potatoes, kale, zucchini and rice.  Stir to combine
5. Bring pot to a boil over high heat then reduce to medium low and simmer for 30 minutes.
6. Add beans to the soup and stir.  Cook for an additional 15 minutes.
7. Season with salt and pepper. Adjust to your taste
8. Add basil right at the end and stir in well.
9. Enjoy.

Calories

230

Fat (grams)

1

Sat. Fat (grams)

0

Carbs (grams)

41

Fiber (grams)

4

Net carbs

37

Sugar (grams)

7

Protein (grams)

11

Sodium (milligrams)

615

Cholesterol (grams)

0

Nutrition facts calculated using MyFitnessPal. If you have severe dietary concerns, you should use your own, trusted calculator.

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