Chunky Minestrone

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 ½ cup, chopped or 240g

• Carrots

  Cooked, boiled, drained, with salt

  1 carrot or 46g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Chicken broth

  Soup, canned, less/reduced sodium

  3 cup or 720g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice

  2 can or 380g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  ¾ cup or 178g

• White rice

  Long-grain, regular, raw, unenriched

  ½ cup or 93g

• Italian Seasoning

  Shoppers Value

  1 tsp or 4g

• Spinach

  Raw

  4 cup or 120g

• Kidney beans

  All types, mature seeds, canned

  2 cup or 512g

• Zucchini

  Summer squash, includes skin, raw

  1 medium or 196g

• Pepper

  Spices, white

  ¼ tsp, ground or 0.6g

• Parmesan cheese

  Grated

  1 tbsp or 5g

Directions

1. In a 4-quart Dutch oven heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook and stir the onion, carrot, and garlic in hot oil about 3 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in the broth, undrained tomatoes, water, uncooked rice, and Italian seasoning.
2. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in the spinach, beans, zucchini, and pepper. Cook, covered, for 5 minutes more. If desired, sprinkle each serving with Parmesan cheese.
3. Enjoy!