Tuscan Soup (Meatless)

Name: Tuscan Soup (Meatless)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 small onion (chopped); 1 small carrot (sliced); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 unit (14½-ounce) cans chicken broth; 1 cup water; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon pepper; 1 unit (15- to 16-ounce) can kidney beans or great northern beans (rinsed and drained); ⅔ cup uncooked small spiral pasta; 3 cups thinly sliced fresh escarole or spinach

(Meatless) Tuscan Soup

nut-free

Prep25 min

Cook20 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

onion
chopped
1 small
carrot
sliced
1 small
olive oil
1 tablespoon
(14½-ounce) cans chicken broth
2 unit
water
1 cup
salt
¼ teaspoon
pepper
¼ teaspoon
(15- to 16-ounce) can kidney beans or great northern beans
rinsed and drained
1 unit
uncooked small spiral pasta
⅔ cup
thinly sliced fresh escarole or spinach
3 cups

Method

In a 2-quart saucepan, sauté onion and carrot in oil until onion is tender.

4 minutes

Add broth, water, salt and pepper; bring to a boil.

9 minutes

Stir in beans and pasta; return to a boil.

2 minutes

Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until pasta and vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.

15 minutes

Add escarole or spinach and heat through.

2 minutes

Tuscan Soup (Meatless)

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