Recipe:
Minestrone
serves:
6
Ingredients:
Cooked red beans
Salt
Garlic, pressed
Chopped parsley
Zucchini, sliced
Celery, chopped
Butter
Bay leaves
Macaroni, uncooked
Basil
Pepper
Oil
Carrot, diced
Tomato peeled, or tomato sauce
10 cups
1 tsp
1 clove
¼ cup
1
2 stalks
3 tsp
2
½ cup
1 tsp
1/4 tsp
1
1
8 oz
Method:
Crush 7 cups of beans and leave the remaining beans whole. Combine all remaining ingredients except macaroni and basil. Bring to a boil. Turn down heat and simmer for 45 minutes. Add basil and macaroni and cook an additional 15 minutes. Serve with a sprinkling of grated Parmesan cheese.