Minestrone Soup
Source: Stay Young At Heart
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
https://healthyeating.nhlbi.nih.gov
| Prep Time | 15 minutes | 
| Cook Time | 1 hour | 
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    Ingredients
    
                - 1/4 cup olive oil
 - 1 clove garlic, minced, or â…› tsp garlic powder
 - 1 1/3 cups coarsely chopped onion
 - 1 1/2 cup coarsely chopped celery and leaves
 - 1 can (6 oz) no-salt-added tomato paste
 - 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
 - 1 cup sliced carrots, fresh or frozen
 - 4 3/4 cups shredded cabbage
 - 1 can (1 lb) no-salt-added tomatoes, cut up
 - 1 can (15½ oz)  low-sodium red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
 - 1 1/2 cups frozen peas
 - 1 1/2 cups fresh green beans
 - Dash hot sauce
 - 11 cups water
 - 2 cups spaghetti, finely broken, uncooked
 
            
 
 
 
        
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    Instructions
    
                - Heat oil in a 4-quart saucepan.
 - Add garlic, onion, and celery and sauté about 5 minutes.
 - Add all remaining ingredients except spaghetti, and stir until ingredients are well mixed.
 - Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer about 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add uncooked spaghetti and simmer 2-3 minutes only. Serve warm.
 - Add uncooked spaghetti and simmer 2-3 minutes only. Serve warm.
 
        
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