Minestrone Soup

Beans

1/3 Cup Garbanzo Beans
1/3 Cup Red Kidney Beans
1/3 Cup Cannellini Beans

Combine all 3 beans and overnight soak all of them together.

1/2 Tsp Salt
4 Cups Water

Wash the beans in fresh water add salt and water and allow it to boil, reduce the heat and cook the beans for 1 hour in low flame.

Tomato Puree

1 lb Tomatoes

Blend all the tomatoes and make tomato puree.

Soup

2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 and 1/4 Cup Big Onion, Chopped (1 Big Onion, Large)

10 Garlic, Grated

Heat olive oil in a large soup pan, add onion, saute for 4 minutes in medium flame. Add garlic and saute for 1 more minutes in medium flame.

1 lb Carrots, Chopped
1 lb Beans, Chopped
1 Bunch Costco Celery Stalks, Chopped

Add carrots, beans, celery, saute for 5 more minutes.

1 lb Zucchini, Chopped
1 Bunch Kale or Collard or Swiss Chard Stems Chopped

Add zucchini , greens stems and saute for 5 more minutes.

1 lb Tomatoes, Chopped

Add tomatoes and saute for 5 more minutes.

Spice Variation 1:

2 Tsp Thyme
1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1 and 1/2 Tbsp + 1/2 Tsp Salt
1 Tbsp + 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper Powder

Spice Variation 2:

1 Tbsp Basil
1/2 Tbsp Thyme
1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1 and 1/2 Tbsp + 1/2 Tsp Salt
1 Tbsp + 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper Powder

Spice Variation 3:

1 Tbsp Basil
1 Tbsp Oregano
1/2 Tbsp Rosemary
1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1 and 1/2 Tbsp + 1/2 Tsp Salt
1 Tbsp + 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper Powder

12 Cups Water

Add any one of the spice variation, tomato puree, water, bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.

1 Cup Gluten Free Brown Rice Pasta

Add cooked beans with water, pasta and cook for 10 minutes in medium flame.

1 Bunch Kale or Collard or Swiss Chard Leaves Chopped

Add greens and cook for 5 more minutes in medium flame.

Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME
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