My Favorite Minestrone

My Favorite Minestrone might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This recipe makes 10 servings with 355 calories, 12g of protein, and 22g of fat each. For $1.41 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Not a lot of people really liked this hor d'oeuvre. This recipe from Foodista has 1 fans. If you have carrot, tomatoes, rind of parmesean reggiano cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to t

Ingredients

• 1 Tbs bacon grease
• 14 ounces tomatoes
• 15 ounces beans
• 1 large carrot
• 2 medium celery stalks
• 10 cups chicken stock
• 2 Tbs extra virgin olive oil
• 10 servings extra virgin
• 0.25 cup basil leaves
• 1 small Sprig rosemary
• 2 Cloves garlic
• 0.5 Head cabbage
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 medium onion
• 0.5 cup orzo
• 1 rind of parmesean reggiano cheese
• 0.25 cup parsley leaves
• 10 servings salt & cracked pepper
• 4 swiss chard leaves

Instructions

1. Take a large soup pot, heat to medium and add olive oil and bacon drippings 2. Add all above veggies and herbs, except tomatoes and white beans 3. Cook and stir until chard and cabbage begins to wilt, about 5-10 minutes 4. Cover and cook until veggies ar tender, about 10 minutes 5. Add drained tomatoes 6. Turn up the heat to medium-high and cook for another 3-5 minutes, stirring 7. Stir in chicken stock, white beans, salt and parmesean rind 8. Bring to a boil, then simmer partially covered for about 30 minutes 9. Remove parmesean rind 10. Stir in Orzo 11. Continue to simmer for 15 minutes 12. Taste! 13. Drizzle each serving with extra virgin olive oil 14. Add cracked black pepper if desired