Wednesday, August 7, 2013

COPYCAT OLIVE GARDEN MINESTONE SOUP


 

 
 Minestone Soup
 
Ingredients:
1 cup each: finely minced celery, onion, and carrot
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup each: garbanzo beans, kidney beans, whole dried peas, white pea beans
3/4 cup carrots sliced
3/4 cup onion coarsely chopped
3/4 cup celery sliced
3/4 cup bell pepper chopped
1/2 cup rice or barley
1 cup shell macaroni
2 tablespoons minced parsley
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil
2 teaspoons soy sauce
Parmesan cheese

Directions:


Slowly saute finely minced onion, celery and carrot in butter until very brown.


Add peas and beans and about 3 quarts of water. Cook slowly until beans are almost done (check garbanzos - they take longest) about 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

Add the remaining vegetables, rice and spices and more water if necessary and cook another hour.

About 20 minutes before serving time add the macaroni and more water if needed. Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Pepper to taste.

Adapted Olivegardenathome

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