Minestrone

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From Luscious Low-Fat favorites by Tupperware

Ingredients

• 11 chopped onion
• 1/2cup1/2 cup chopped carrot
• 1/2cup1/2 cup sliced celery
• 16 ounce can16 ounce can tomatoes
• 14 ounce can14 ounce can chicken or beef broth
• 1cup1 cup shredded cabbage
• 13cup13 cup tomato juice
• 1teaspoon1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• 14teaspoon14 teaspoon garlic powder
• 15 ounce can15 ounce can cannellini or great northern beans
• 1medium1 medium zucchini, slices
• 1/21/2 of a 9 ounce package frozen Italian-style green beans
• 12cup12 cup broken spaghetti
• 2tablespoons2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Cook onion, carrot, and celery in small amount of water in a Dutch oven until tender; drain.

Cut up tomatoes. Add undrained tomatoes, broth, cabbage, tomato juice, basil, and garlic powder to vegetables in Dutch oven. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes

Rinse and drain northern beans. Stir northern beans, zucchini, green beans, and spaghetti into mixture in Dutch oven. Return to boiling; reduce heat Cover and simmer 10 -15 minutes or until tender. Top with Parmesan. Serves 4