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    Easy ABC Minestrone Soup


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    Anonymous

    Recipe Introduction


    Serves 10

    List of Ingredients




    6 slices turkey ham - chopped (optional)
    1 small chopped onion
    2 cloves garlic -- minced
    1 28 oz. can spaghetti sauce
    2 cups water
    2 (14 oz.) cans chicken broth or vegetable broth
    2 cups thinly sliced cabbage
    1 cup sliced zucchini -- quartered
    1 cup frozen green beans -- thawed
    1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots
    1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
    2/3 cup alphabet pasta -- uncooked

    Recipe



    In large saucepan over medium heat, cook bacon until slightly
    browned; add onion and garlic. Cook 4 minutes or until tender.

    Stir in remaining ingredients except pasta; heat to boiling.
    Reduce heat; simmer 30 to 40 minutes, covered, or until
    vegetables are tender.

    Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
    Stir pasta into soup; serve immediately.

    Per Serving: 95 Calories; 1g Fat (10.1% calories from fat); 6g
    Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 10mg Cholesterol;
    421mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2
    Vegetable.

    SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Big spinach salad, some whole grain rolls
    and a little parmesan cheese grated over the top of the soup!

    VEGETARIANS: Just skip the turkey bacon and use veggie broth.

 

 

 


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