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Recipe Name: Slow Cooker Garden Minestrone
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Submitted by: Lindy H. Frank Last Modified: 2014-01-03
Course: Soup Used in Baskets: No
Base: Beans Kosher: No
Ethnicity: Italian Kosher for Passover: No
Preparation Time: 10.00 Minutes Number of Servings: 8
Inactive Prep Time: 1.00 Hours Original Num Servings: 8
Cooking Time: 11.00 Minutes Heart Healthy: No
Oven Temp: 0 Approx. Cost/Serving: $0.93
# Sides Included: 0 Difficulty: Easy
Yields : 0 Cup Tested: No
Wine Type: Wine Suggestion:
Equipment Needed:
Suggested Sides: Rosemary Onion Focaccia
Comments:
Ingredients:
1.5 Teaspoons oregano, fresh minced
6.5 Ounce(wt)s beans, great northern, dried picked over
0.5 Cup basil, fresh minced
1 to taste salt and pepper
Directions:
Salt soak the beans: Pick through and rinse the beans. For every pound of beans, dissolve 3 tablespoons salt in 2 quarts of boiling water . Combine the beans and the hot salt water in a large pot and let the beans soak at room temperature for 1 hour. Drain the beans, discarding the soaking liquid, and rinse well before cooking.

Microwave onion, garlic, oil, oregano, and red pepper flakes in bowl, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes; transfer to slow cooker.

Stir broth, tomato sauce, soaked beans, and carrots into slow cooker. Cover and cook until beans are tender, 9 to 11 hours on low or 5 to 7 hours on high.

Stir in zucchini, chard, and pasta, cover and cook on high until vegetables and pasta are tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Stir in basil, salt & pepper to taste and serve with Parmesan cheese and extra olive oil.
Nutrition per Serving:
Calories: 350 Total Carbs: 76.3 Net Carbs: 43.9
Cholesterol: 5.3 Fat: 5.7 Protein: 32.41
Fiber: 32.38 Sodium: 445.14    
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