Crowd Size Minestrone

Description

This is a great minestrone. I improvise and add pasta or whatever else i have that sounds good at the time. This came from betty crocker creative recipes # 133.

Ingredients

• Vegetable Oil
• Garlic Cloves
• Onion
• Chicken Broth
• Tomato Juice
• Dry Red Wine
• Dried Basil Leaves
• Salt
• Dried Oregano Leaves
• Pepper
• Green Cabbage
• Zucchini
• Carrots
• Celery
• Diced Tomatoes
• Beans
• Frozen Chopped Spinach
• Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

1. Heat oil in 8-quart dutch oven over medium heat
2. Cook garlic and onion in oil about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender
3. Stir in remaining ingredients except cheese
4. Heat to boiling
5. Reduce heat
6. Cover and simmer 1 hour
7. Serve with cheese
8. To refrigerate:
9. Refrigerate tightly covered no longer than 48 hours
10. To reheat from refrigerator:
11. Cover and heat soup to boiling in 8-quart dutch oven over medium heat, stirring occasionally