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BUSH'S® Red, White and Bean Minestrone
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Ingredients
2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons Italian turkey sausage, in small pieces
1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon tomato paste
2/3 cup chopped onion
2/3 cup chopped celery
1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon minced garlic
2/3 cup chopped carrots
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
2/3 (16 ounce) can chopped canned tomatoes
3-1/3 cups chicken stock
2/3 (15.5 ounce) can BUSH'S® Cannellini Beans, with liquid
1/3 (16 ounce) can BUSH'S® Red Kidney Beans, drained
1-1/3 cups zucchini cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1-1/3 cups baby spinach
1 cup cooked bowtie pasta
1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon pre-packaged pesto
1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon fresh grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
Heat olive oil over medium heat in a medium sauté pan. Add sausage; brown well.
Add tomato paste, cook 5 minutes until brown.
Add onions, celery, garlic, carrots and oregano. Cook until garlic is aromatic, approximately 5 minutes.
Pour into a 4-quart slow cooker. Add tomatoes and chicken stock.
Cook on low setting for 6 to 7 hours or until the vegetables are tender.
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.
To Serve: Pour the soup into a bowl. Top with a little pesto and fresh grated parmesan cheese.
For more kid-friendly vegetable recipes, visit www.VegetableWithMore.com.
Source: Bush's Beans
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