
How To Make Green Minestrone
Enjoy a warm bowl of this green minestrone that combines chicken broth, tubetti pasta, and spinach for a filling dish that’s perfect for the cold weather.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3tbspolive oil
- 1onion
- 1fennel bulb
- 3celery ribs
- 1½tspsalt
- 1lbboiling potatoes
- 4cupslow-sodium chicken broth,canned, or homemade stock
- 3cupswater
- ¼tspfresh ground black pepper
- ½cuptubetti,or other small macaroni
- ½lbswiss chard
- 1lbspinach
- â…“cupparmesan,grated
Instructions
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In a large saucepan, heat the oil over moderately low heat. Add the onion, fennel, celery, and ¼ teaspoon of the salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes until the vegetables start to soften.
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Add the potatoes, broth, water, the remaining salt, and the pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the pasta and simmer for 5 minutes longer.
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Add the Swiss chard and spinach and bring the soup back to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes longer until the greens are wilted and the pasta is tender. Stir in the Parmesan.
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Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 336.54kcal
- Fat:Â 15.63g
- Saturated Fat:Â 4.06g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 9.07g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.84g
- Carbohydrates:Â 37.52g
- Fiber:Â 8.77g
- Sugar:Â 6.42g
- Protein:Â 17.08g
- Cholesterol:Â 8.43mg
- Sodium:Â 1394.75mg
- Calcium:Â 365.74mg
- Potassium:Â 1911.36mg
- Iron:Â 6.22mg
- Vitamin A: 765.72µg
- Vitamin C:Â 81.48mg
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