No Fat Minestrone Soup Recipes

SIMPLE ITALIAN MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, heat the extra virgin olive oil over medium heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add onions, carrots and celery. Raise heat to medium-high, if you need to, and cook, tossing regularly, until the veggies soften a bit (about 5 minutes or so). Add the garlic and cook another minute, tossing regularly.
• Add the zucchini or yellow squash and green beans. Season with paprika, rosemary, and a generous pinch of kosher salt and pepper. Toss to combine.
• Now add the crushed tomatoes, broth, fresh thyme, bay leaf and Parmesan rind (if using.) Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and partially cover the pot. Let simmer for about 20 minutes or so.
• Uncover the pot and add the kidney beans. Cook for another 5 to 10 minutes.
• Finally, Stir in the parsley and fresh basil. And, if serving immediately, stir in the cooked pasta and simmer ever so briefly till the pasta is warmed through; do not overcook. (See Cook's Tip #2)
• Remove the cheese rind and bay leaf. Taste and adjust seasoning to your liking. Serve the minestrone hot in dinner bowls with a sprinkle of grated Parmesan (optional.)

LOW FAT MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté onion, celery and garlic in oil in large pot or Dutch oven.
• Add water and bouillon cubes and bring to a boil to dissolve cubes.
• Drain tomatoes and add liquid to pot.
• Chop tomatoes and add with pasta shells.
• Cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add seasonings (and feel free to adjust seasonings to taste), vegetables and beans.
• Simmer 15 minutes to heat through.

NO FAT MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• Cover beans with water. Soak overnight.
• The second day drain beans. Meanwhile bring water to a boil; add bouillon cubes, stirring to dissolve. Add canned tomatoes, cabbage, onion, carrots, celery, tomatoes, potatoes, parsley, garlic, marjoran, thyme, oregano and pepper.
• Return to a boil, lower heat; simmer on low for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile cook spaghetti separately according to package directions. Drain, cover and set aside.
• Portion spaghetti into individual bowls. Ladle soup over noodles.