Rustic Italian Pasta And Bean Soup<R T>

* Exported from MasterCook *

Rustic Italian Pasta And Bean Soup <R T>

Recipe By : Low-Fat Ways to Cook Vegetarian
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beans/Peas/Grains/Legumes Eat-Lf Mailing List
Ethnic Italian
Low Fat Main Dishes
Pasta Soups/Stews
Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Vegetable Cooking Spray
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 C Chopped Onion
1 C Sliced Carrot
1/2 C Chopped Green Bell Pepper
2 Cloves Garlic -- Crushed
14 1/2 Oz Nonfat Veg Chicken Broth, Low Sod -- Or Veggie
Broth*Note
1 3/4 C Water
28 Oz Canned Crushed Tomatoes
15 Oz Cannellini Beans -- Rinse, Drain
15 Oz Red Kidney Beans -- Rinse, Drain
1 1/2 Tsp Dried Italian Seasoning
1/2 Tsp Hot Sauce
1/4 Tsp Pepper
6 Oz Ditalini Pasta -- Sm Tubes, Uncooked
1/2 C Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese

This simple meatless dinner can be on the table in less than 45 min.

*NOTE: Original recipe used regular veggie broth but stated you could use
chicken broth

Coat a Dutch oven with cooking spray; add oil and place over medium-high
heat. Add onion and next 3 ingredients; saute until veggies are crisp-tender.

Add vegetable broth and next 7 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat
to low; cover and simmer 20 min, stirring occasionally.

Add pasta to vegetable mixture. Cover and cook 10 - 15 min or until pasta
is tender. Ladle soup into individual bowls; top each serving with 1 T
cheese.

Yield: 8 (1 1/4 C) servings

Note: Cannellini beans are white kidney beans. You can use any other small
white beans or an additional can of red kidney beans if you don't have
cannellini beans in the pantry.

According to original recipe per serving:
Cal 244, Fat 4.7g, Carb 39.3g, Pro 12.1g, Sod 601mg, CFF 17%

This was very good. We let it sit a couple of hours before we served it
and it thickened up to a stew consistency.

Entered into MasterCook and tested for you by Reggie & Jeff Dwork
<reggie@reggie.com>


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NOTES : According to MC:
Cal 510.1
Fat 4.9g
Carb 88.7g
Fib 18.6g
Pro 32.8g
Sod 314mg
CFF 8.3%
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5305 0 0 0 0 0 4363 1034