Slow Cooker Zesty Minestrone
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing
- 1 cup chopped onions (1 medium)
- 1/2 cup chopped celery (1 stalk)
- 1/2 cup chopped carrots (1 medium)
- 1 can (19 fl oz./540 mL) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (19 fl oz./540 mL) red kidney beans, drained, rinsed
- 2 cans (10 fl oz/284 mL each) vegetable broth
- 2 cups Water
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 1-1/2 cups small pasta shells, uncooked
- 1/2 cup Parmesan Grated Cheese
Details
Servings 8
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 375mins
Preparation
Step 1
HEAT dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add onions, celery and carrots; cook 2 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Spoon into slow cooker. Add tomatoes with their liquid, the beans, broth, water and Italian seasoning; stir. Cover with lid.
COOK on LOW for 6 hours (or on HIGH for 3 hours).
STIR in pasta; cook 10 to 15 min. or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle with cheese just before serving.
Substitute
Substitute white beans or chickpeas for the kidney beans.
For extra flavour, stir 8 crisply cooked bacon slices into the soup just before serving.
nutritional information:
Calories 200 Total
fat 5 g
Saturated fat 1.5 g
Cholesterol 5 mg
Sodium 1070 mg
Carbohydrate 31 g
Dietary fibre 6 g
Sugars 6 g
Protein 9 g
Vitamin A 20 %DV
Vitamin C 20 %DV
Calcium 10 %DV
Iron 15 %
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