Minute Minestrone Recipe

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This recipe came about by accident when I combined a week's worth of family leftovers. Everyone gobbled it up without knowing my secret.—Lyn Robitaille, East Hartland, Connecticut

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Minute Minestrone Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 10-12 Servings

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Ingredients

4 cups water
1 package (1.7 ounces) vegetable soup mix
1 can (15-1/2 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15-1/2 ounces) corn, drained
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
2 cups cooked cubed beef, chicken or turkey
1 cup cooked leftover vegetables
1 cup sliced celery
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 cups cooked elbow macaroni

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine water and soup mix; bring to a boil over medium heat. Add beans, corn, tomato sauce, meat, vegetables, celery, onion, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add macaroni; heat through. Yield: 10-12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 158 calories, 2 g fat (trace saturated fat), 21 mg cholesterol, 655 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 13 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 lean meat.

Originally published as Minute Minestrone in Taste of Home April/May 1997, p14

Refrigerate Chicken Soup without Noodles

When I make my favorite chicken noodle soup, I find it tastes better if I refrigerate the soup without the noodles. When it’s time to serve, I add the noodles to the amount of soup I’m going to use and cook them until tender. —Martha Dimitch, Nineveh, Indiana