Very Plain Minestrone Soup

Very Plain Minestrone Soup

Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute as modified by Jana Wolfgang

1 onion, chopped

½ tsp garlic powder

4  14.5-oz cans diced organic tomatoes (no salt added)

4 medium yellow potatoes, peeled & diced)

1 teaspoon each basil & Italian spice

½ teaspoon each salt & pepper

4 carrots, diced

4 stalks celery, diced

½ head escarole, chopped

2 cans organic kidney beans (no salt added)

~6 cups water: add to liquid from canned tomatoes to make ~8 cups liquid

  1.   Use large (6 quart) pot.

  2.   Chop /dice all vegetables.  Keep potatoes, carrots & celery in water until ready to add to the pot.  Chop escarole just before assembling.

  3.   Mix everything except potatoes and pasta in big pot.

  4.   Bring to boil; simmer for about an hour.

  5.   Add potatoes & pasta.  Cook an additional 15-20 minutes until potatoes are a little soft.

This made multiple servings (6-8).  It was hearty and very plain, which was just right for me.--Jana