Free Recipe Gambardella s Minestrone Soup
Recipe Type: Free Italian Recipes
Recipe Preparation: cook
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Recipe Serves: 16
Ingredients for Gambardella s Minestrone Soup Recipe
1/2 c Dry cannellini or Great
Northern beans
1/2 c Dry red kidney beans
1/2 c Dry garbanzo beans
1/2 c Dry lentils
1/4 c Dry split peas
1 sm White potato, peeled & diced
4 Or 5 cups chicken or beef
Broth
2 pk (16 oz pkgs) frozen Italian
Vegetables
1/4 c Olive oil
1 lg Onion, peeled and chopped
4 Cloves garlic, peeled and
Chopped
1 md Red bell pepper, stemmed,
Seeded and chopped
3 lg Stalks celery, diced
1 md Bulb fennel, chopped
1/3 c Fresh basil, chopped
1/2 c Fresh oregano, chopped
1/4 c Parsley stems, chopped
1/4 ts Dried rosemary, crushed
1 tb Fennel seeds
1 tb Coarse salt
1 ts Freshly ground black pepper
1 c Fresh ripe tomatoes, diced,
Or peeled and diced canned
Tomatoes
Cooked pasta or rice
Gambardella s Minestrone Soup Preparation
1. Soak the cannellini, kidney and garbanzo beans, lentils and peas in lots of water to cover overnight. The next day, cook in 3 cups water 20 minutes; skim the foam from the top. Do not drain. 2. Simmer the potatoes in 1 cup broth 15 minutes; set aside. (Do not drain either preparation.) 3. In a heavy-bottomed 8-quart pot heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, bell pepper, celery and fennel; saute until the onions are golden. Add the basil, oregano, parsley, rosemary, fennel seeds, salt and pepper; add simmered beans, undrained potato and vegetables, and tomatoes. Simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add a little more broth if needed. 4. Serve over pasta or rice From Gemini’s MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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