Minestrone Soup With Navy Beans Recipes

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• In a slow cooker, combine broth, tomatoes, beans, carrots, celery, onion, thyme, sage, bay leaves, and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and black pepper. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.
• Thirty minutes before the soup is done cooking, add ditalini, zucchini and spinach. Cover and cook 30 more minutes. Remove bay leaves and season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle parmesan cheese over top. Garnish with basil, if desired.

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• In a Dutch oven, combine broth, marinara sauce and mixed vegetables. Bring to a boil; add beans, meatballs and spinach. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir in tortellini; cook 7 minutes longer. Serve with Parmesan cheese.

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• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 30 seconds. Add the celery and carrot and cook until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the green beans, dried oregano and basil, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste; cook 3 more minutes.
• Add the diced and crushed tomatoes and the chicken broth to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in the kidney beans and pasta and cook until the pasta and vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt. Ladle into bowls and top with the parmesan and chopped basil.

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• * Pick over, rinse, and soak beans overnight pour off soaking liquid. (In order to cook the same day, cover dry beans with boiling water soak 1 hour and drain.) In a large kettle combine beans, ham hocks, onions, and water. Cover kettle simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until beans and ham are tender. Remove 4 cups of beans, 1 ham hock, and 1 cup liquid to use for Baked Beans with Ham Hock Use the remainder for the following soup. Note: One pound of dry beans will make 4 cups cooked beans. Soup:*Sauté onion and garlic in oil or fat for 5 minutes. Add basil, Italian herb seasoning, and parsley stir well. Add broth bring to boil. Add vegetables and cook 10 minutes, depending on vegetables used. Keep soup boiling add pasta, beans, and cubed ham. Simmer 15 minutes or until pasta is tender. Add tomato paste, salt, pepper, and dry mustard dissolved in 1 tablespoon water. Adjust seasonings to taste and serve garnished with Parmesan cheese.

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• In a large saucepan, saute the carrots, celery and onion in oil and butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in the broth, tomato sauce, beans, chickpeas, tomatoes, cabbage, basil, parsley, oregano and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add macaroni; cook, uncovered, 6-8 minutes or until macaroni and vegetables are tender., Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with cheese. Freeze option: Before adding cheese, freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or water if necessary.