Low Fat Minestrone Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 cups bottled water
• 2 -3 low-sodium beef bouillon cubes
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can no-salt-added whole tomatoes (for cooking)
• 1 cup large pasta shells
• 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 (24 ounce) bag frozen mixed vegetables
• 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans no-salt-added kidney beans, drained

Recipe

• 1 sauté onion, celery and garlic in oil in large pot or dutch oven.
• 2 add water and bouillon cubes and bring to a boil to dissolve cubes.
• 3 drain tomatoes and add liquid to pot.
• 4 chop tomatoes and add with pasta shells.
• 5 cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 6 add seasonings (and feel free to adjust seasonings to taste), vegetables and beans.
• 7 simmer 15 minutes to heat through.