Recipe Name Quick Minestrone Soup Submitted by heyjude10101 Recipe Description From Gourmet, October 2006 Quantity 4 Quantity Unit cups Prep Time (minutes) 10 Cook Time (minutes) 20 Ready In (minutes) 30

Ingredients Amount Measure Ingredient 1/4 cup olive oil, extra virgin 1 small Onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic crushed 6 cups, chopped kale, organic, chopped 2 cups Vegetables, frozen, broccolli, carrots, califlower 1 can (16 fl oz) tomatoes canned, diced 1 cup elbow shaped macaroni, elbow 5 1/4 cups chicken broth, fat free, low sodium, 14 oz can 2 cups (8 fl oz) water 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 2 1/8 cups Cannellini beans, canned 15 oz Steps Sequence Step 1 Heat oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. 2 Then cook onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, until golden about 3 minutes 3 Add kale and saute, stirring, 1 minute. 4 Add frozen vegetables, tomatoes wtih juice, pasta, broth, water, salt and pepper and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender and pasta is al dente, about 10 minutes. 5 Meanwhile, transfer half of beans to a wide shallow bowl and coarsely mash with a fork or potato masher, then stir mashed and whole beans into soup and simmer, stirring occasionally, until soup is slightly thickended, about 5 minutes. 6 Season with salt and pepper.