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Red, White and Bean Minestrone

Recipe By: BUSH'S® Beans   Photo By: BUSH'S® Beans
This kid-friendly vegetable recipe was tested by families on BUSH'S® Beans Moms and Kids Panel.
 
  • Prep: 20 Minutes
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  • Cook: 6 hours 18 Minutes
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  • Total: 6 hours 38 Minutes
 
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  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
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  • 1/4 cup Italian turkey sausage, in small pieces
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  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
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  • 1 cup chopped onion
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  • 1 cup chopped celery
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  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
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  • 1 cup chopped carrots
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  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
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  • 1 (16 ounce) can chopped canned tomatoes
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  • 5 cups chicken stock
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  • 1 (15.5 ounce) can BUSH'S® Cannellini Beans, with liquid
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  • 1/2 (16 ounce) can BUSH'S® Red Kidney Beans, drained
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  • 2 cups zucchini cut into 1/2-inch pieces
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  • 2 cups baby spinach
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  • 1 1/2 cups cooked bowtie pasta
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  • 2 tablespoons pre-packaged pesto
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  • 2 tablespoons fresh grated Parmesan cheese
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  1. Heat olive oil over medium heat in a medium sauté pan. Add sausage; brown well.
  2. Add tomato paste, cook 5 minutes until brown.
  3. Add onions, celery, garlic, carrots and oregano. Cook until garlic is aromatic, approximately 5 minutes.
  4. Pour into a 4-quart slow cooker. Add tomatoes and chicken stock.
  5. Cook on low setting for 6 to 7 hours or until the vegetables are tender.
  6. Stir in beans, zucchini, spinach and cooked pasta. Cook on high setting for 8 minutes or until beans and pasta are warmed through and spinach has wilted.
  7. To Serve: Pour the soup into a bowl. Top with a little pesto and fresh grated parmesan cheese.
NOTE
Created for BUSH'S® Beans by Connie Guttersen, R.D., Ph.D., nutrition instructor at The Culinary Institute of America, mom and author of 'The Sonoma Diet.'
Nutrition Information
 
 
More Reviews (44)
Reviewed By: suzess
This was so good! I had to improvise a bit since I did not have everything in the kitchen, but still was outstanding. I did not have pesto, zucchini or Cannellini beans so I left them out and did not miss them. I only had pork sausage, which I added close to a 1lb., 1/4 cup does not seem like enough.
Reviewed By: Karen49
This soup is fabulous! I've made it 3 times and it is always a winner with my husband and son. I did not use the pesto, but I can tell you that it's great without it!
Reviewed By: CR
If I could give this recipe 10 stars, I would. Super easy to make & with little kids, I don't have time to chop up everything & do a ton of dishes so I threw all of it into the crockpot. I only made a few changes because I wanted to empty out my freezer. We skipped the pesto & Parmesan completely. Added a cup of frozen turkey (leftover from Christmas)- cut up into small pieces, chicken would work well too. Instead of zucchini, I just put an entire box of frozen spinach in. I also chopped up the celery, carrots, garlic, & onion together in a food processor - easy to hide the veggies from the kids that way. Threw about 2 cups of uncooked bowtie noodles in & cooked on low for 5 hours. My kids thought it was as good as Olive Garden's minestrone!