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    Fall Minestrone - Rachael Ray


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    Rachael Ray
    Fall Minestrone - Rachael Ray
    Recipe #194767 | 1¼ hours | 45 min prep | add private note
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    By: ratherbeswimmin'
    Nov 9, 2006

    Rachael Ray
    SERVES 4 -6 (change servings and units)

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    Ingredients
    2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
    1/4 lb pancetta, chopped (cut as thick as bacon from the deli)
    1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
    4 garlic cloves, chopped
    3 portabella mushroom caps, chopped
    2 medium onions, chopped
    2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
    2 celery ribs, chopped with greens
    salt
    fresh ground black pepper
    2 stalks fresh rosemary
    8 fresh sage leaves, thinly sliced
    1 medium zucchini, diced
    4-5 cups kale or chard leaves, trimmed of tough ends and veins and coarsely chopped

    1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained


    1 (14 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes
    1 quart chicken broth
    2 cups vegetable broth
    parmigiano, rind
    1 cup ditalini
    grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

    Directions
    1Heat a soup pot over med-high heat; add olive oil.
    2Add in the pancetta; brown for 2 minutes.
    3Add in the red pepper flakes, garlic, mushrooms, onions, carrots, and celery; cook 5-6 minutes, until mushrooms are lightly browned.
    4Season with salt and pepper; add in rosemary stems and sage; add in zucchini and chopped greens; stir them in to the pot until all the greens wilt down, 2-3 minutes.
    5Add in the beans, tomatoes, broths, and cheese rind; cover with lid and bring to a boil.
    6Uncover and add ditalini pasta; cook for 7-8 minutes at a rolling simmer, uncovered, until the pasta is al dente.
    7Remove pot from heat; remove the rind and now bare rosemary stems; adjust salt/pepper to taste.
    8Ladle soup into shallow bowls; top with grated cheese; serve with crusty bread.

 

 

 


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