Minestrone

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 28 ounces italian-style diced tomatoes
• 15 ounces garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup low sodium vegetable broth or 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 medium yellow sweet pepper, chopped
• 2 teaspoons italian seasoning (or 1 tsp dried basil and 1 tsp garlic powder)
• 1 cup rigatoni pasta (uncooked) or 1 cup penne pasta (uncooked)
• 2 -3 cups baby spinach
• fresh parmesan cheese
• fresh basil

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven combine the tomatoes, 2 cups water, beans, broth, sweet pepper, seasoning, and pasta.
• 2 bring to boiling over high heat.
• 3 reduce heat to medium.
• 4 cook, covered for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, just until pasta is barely tender.
• 5 stir in spinach.
• 6 ladle into individual bowls.
• 7 top with parmesan cheese and/or fresh basil, if desired.