"Forgotten" Minestrone

Title:
"Forgotten" Minestrone

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Soups,
Beef,
Crockpot,
Diabetic




Ingredients:





     1 lb Lean beef stew meat


     6 c  Water


     1 cn (28 oz.) tomatoes with


          ;liquid, cut up


     1    Beef bouillon cube


     1 md Onion, chopped


     2 tb Minced dried parsley


 2 1/2 ts Salt,optional


 1 1/2 ts Ground thyme


   1/2 ts Pepper


     1 md Zucchini, thinly sliced


     1 cn (16 oz.) garbanzo beans,


          ;drained


     1 c  Uncooked small elbow or


          ;shell macaroni


   1/4 c  Grated Parmesan cheese (opt)






 In a slow cooker, combine beef, water, tomatoes, bouillon, onion, parsley,


 salt if desired, thyme and pepper.  Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours or


 until meat is tender.  Add zucchini, cabbage, beans and macaroni; cook on


 high, covered, 30-45 minutes more, or until the vegetables are tender.


 Sprinkle individual servings with Parmesan cheese if desired.


 


 Diabetic Exchanges:  One serving (without added salt and Parmesan cheese)


 equals 2 vegetable, 1-1/2 starch, 1 meat.


 


 Also, 246 CALORIES, 453mg SODIUM, 33mg CHOLESTEROL, 30gm CARBOHYDRATE, 19gm


 PROTEIN, 6gm FAT.


 


 From "Taste of Home" magazine, Collector's Edition (advertisement copy used


 to entice subscribers).


 


 Typed for you by Iris Grayson


 


 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #275


 


 Date: Sun, 6 Oct 1996 21:41:24 -0600


 


 From: netdir@cyberspc.mb.ca (S.Pickell)