Best Darn Minestrone Soup Around
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 ½ cups chopped onions
- 4 (15 ounce) cans mixed vegetables, with liquid
- 4 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
- 2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, with liquid
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, with liquid
- 1 (16 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 4 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
- 1 cup canned garbanzo beans, drained
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- 4 ¼ teaspoons garlic powder
- 4 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon salt
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Instructions
- Melt butter in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until soft. Add mixed vegetables, broth, kidney beans, tomatoes, spinach, and tomato paste; simmer gently for 1 1/2 hours.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer about 1/2 of the vegetables to a blender or food processor, reserving the liquid in the stockpot. Purée vegetables until smooth, then return to the pot.
- Stir in heavy cream, macaroni, garbanzo beans, 1/2 of the Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, parsley, pepper, basil, and salt. Cook, stirring frequently, for 30 minutes.
- Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
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