My Favorite Minestrone

My Favorite Minestrone might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This recipe makes 10 servings with 355 calories, 12g of protein, and 22g of fat each. For $1.41 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Not a lot of people really liked this hor d'oeuvre. This recipe from Foodista has 1 fans. If you have carrot, tomatoes, rind of parmesean reggiano cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 76%, this dish is pretty good. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Family Favorite Healthy Minestrone Soup!, The Vegetable Broth and the Minestrone — Le bouillon de légumes et la minestrone, and Minestrone.

  • Serves: 10
  • Time: 45 Mins
  • Category: antipasti, soup, starter, snack, appetizer, antipasto, hor d'oeuvre
  • Health Rating: 33.0

Ingredients


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Instructions

Step 1: Take a large soup pot, heat to medium and add olive oil and bacon drippings

Ingredients:

  • bacon drippings
  • olive oil
  • soup

Equipment:

  • pot

Step 2: Add all above veggies and herbs, except tomatoes and white beans

Ingredients:

  • white beans
  • tomato
  • herbs

Step 3: Cook and stir until chard and cabbage begins to wilt, about 5-10 minutes

Ingredients:

  • cabbage
  • swiss chard

Step 4: Cover and cook until veggies ar tender, about 10 minutes

Step 5: Add drained tomatoes

Ingredients:

  • tomato

Step 6: Turn up the heat to medium-high and cook for another 3-5 minutes, stirring

Step 7: Stir in chicken stock, white beans, salt and parmesean rind

Ingredients:

  • chicken stock
  • white beans
  • salt

Step 8: Bring to a boil, then simmer partially covered for about 30 minutes

Step 9: Remove parmesean rind

Step 10: Stir in Orzo

Ingredients:

  • orzo

Step 11: Continue to simmer for 15 minutes

Step 12: Taste!

Step 13: Drizzle each serving with extra virgin olive oil

Ingredients:

  • extra virgin olive oil

Step 14: Add cracked black pepper if desired

Ingredients:

  • cracked black peppercorns


Dietary Information

    Nutrition Facts

    NutrientAmount% Daily Needs
    Calories354.96 kcal17.75%
    Fat21.52 g33.11%
    Saturated Fat3.74 g23.39%
    Carbohydrates30.08 g10.03%
    Net Carbohydrates25.49 g9.27%
    Sugar7.56 g8.4%
    Cholesterol8.6 mg2.87%
    Sodium1121.54 mg48.76%
    Alcohol0.0 g100.0%
    Alcohol %0.0 %100.0%
    Protein11.68 g23.36%
    Vitamin K235.18 µg223.98%
    Vitamin A2638.18 IU52.76%
    Vitamin C30.1 mg36.49%
    Manganese0.51 mg25.38%
    Vitamin E3.61 mg24.09%
    Vitamin B34.55 mg22.74%
    Potassium740.48 mg21.16%
    Fiber4.59 g18.38%
    Folate72.85 µg18.21%
    Vitamin B20.29 mg17.18%
    Iron3.09 mg17.15%
    Vitamin B60.34 mg17.09%
    Copper0.34 mg16.75%
    Selenium11.23 µg16.04%
    Magnesium64.03 mg16.01%
    Phosphorus154.58 mg15.46%
    Vitamin B10.2 mg13.17%
    Calcium91.31 mg9.13%
    Zinc1.2 mg7.97%
    Vitamin B50.33 mg3.34%