Forgotten Minestrone

Name: Forgotten Minestrone
Ingredients: 1 pound beef stew meat, lean; 6 cups water; 28 ounces tomatoes can, with liquid, cut up; 1 each beef bouillon cubes low sodium; 1 each onions chopped; 2 tablespoons parsley leaves dried; 2 1/2 teaspoons salt optional; 1 1/2 teaspoon thyme ground; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1 each zucchini thinly sliced; 16 ounces chickpeas (garbanzo beans) canned, drained; 1 cup pasta, elbow macaroni or shell macaroni, small, uncooked; 1/4 cup parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated grated, optional

13 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 pound beef stew meat, lean
6 cups water
28 ounces tomatoes can, with liquid, cut up
1 each beef bouillon cubes low sodium
1 each onions chopped
2 tablespoons parsley leaves dried
2 1/2 teaspoons salt optional
1 1/2 teaspoon thyme ground
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 each zucchini thinly sliced
16 ounces chickpeas (garbanzo beans) canned, drained
1 cup pasta, elbow macaroni or shell macaroni, small, uncooked
1/4 cup parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated grated, optional

Directions

1

In a slow cooker, combine beef, water, tomatoes, bouillon, onion, parsley, salt if desired, thyme and pepper.
2

Cover and cook on low for 7 to 9 hours or until meat is tender.
3

Add zucchini, cabbage, beans and macaroni; cook on high, covered, 30 to 45 minutes more, or until the vegetables are tender.
4

Sprinkle individual servings with parmesan cheese if desired.
5

Diabetic Exchanges: One serving (without added salt and parmesan cheese) equals 2 vegetable, 1 1/2 starch, 1 meat.
6

246 CALORIES 453mg SODIUM 33mg CHOLESTEROL 30gm CARBOHYDRATE 19gm PROTEIN 6gm FAT