Looking for a recipe for Italian Comfort Food. Some ingredients are

[leeclann]

potatoes, macaroni and cannellini beans.? I lost my recipe binder during a move and my family has been asking for this soup. I can only remember a few of the ingredients but not the combination. It took cannellini beans, potatoes, garlic and elbow macaroni. HELP!!

[shine]

It definitely sounds like Minestrone. There are so many recipes for this Italian soup. This one has all the ingredients you listed.

Minestrone Soup
Rated: 5 out of 5 by 130 members Yields: 6 servings

"Lots of fresh vegetables and elbow macaroni in a hearty chicken stock are the stars of this standard minestrone. The recipe calls for only minced garlic, dried parsley, and salt for seasoning -- great when you are using really fresh and flavorful produce"
INGREDIENTS:
4 tablespoons margarine
3/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped carrots
1 (19 ounce) can cannellini
beans
1/2 cup shredded cabbage
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed
tomatoes 1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 1/2 cups cubed potatoes
1 quart chicken broth
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup elbow macaroni
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
cheese

DIRECTIONS:
1. Melt butter or margarine in a heavy pot over medium heat. Add onion, celery, and carrots; saute for a few minutes.
2. Add beans, cabbage, tomatoes, tomato paste, potato, stock, garlic, parsley, and salt to the pot. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat. Simmer for approximately 1 hour until vegetables are barely tender.
3. Add pasta, and simmer for 30 minutes more. Correct seasoning, and serve hot with grated cheese.

[~Susakins~]

Beefy Vegetable Soup -- Add your beans to this!



INGREDIENTS
10 cups beef broth
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 1/2 cups diced carrots
1 1/2 cups diced potatoes
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup frozen corn kernels
1 cup chopped fresh green beans
1/4 tablespoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups seashell pasta
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese



DIRECTIONS
In a large saucepan, combine the broth, tomato sauce, chopped tomatoes with juice, carrots, potatoes, celery, onion, corn, green beans, pepper and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
Stir in pasta and cook for an aditional 15 to 25 minutes or until pasta is tender. Adjust seasoning and serve hot with a sprinkle of Cheddar cheese on top.


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Minestrone Soup -- THIS IS THE SOUP YOU REMEMBER



INGREDIENTS
4 cups vegetable stock
2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
1 large potato, cubed
1 onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 large head cabbage, finely chopped
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans
3 cups fresh corn kernels
1 large zucchini, sliced
1 cup uncooked orzo pasta (sub your instead)
salt and pepper to taste



DIRECTIONS
In a large soup pot combine the vegetable stock, the undrained tomatoes, potato, onion, celery, carrot, cabbage and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer for about 15 minutes.
Stir in the beans, corn, zucchini and pasta; simmer for 10 to 15 more minutes until the vegetables are tender. Season with salt and pepper.

[Renie]

Search foodnetwork.com's Everyday Italian show or search this website for cannellini bean recipes. Have fun!

[Mizz SJG]

Italian minestrone

Ingredients:

2 tbsp of olive oil
2 cans of peeled tomatoes
1 cup of pancetta
1 onion chopped
1 carrot diced
1 can of borlotti beans, strained and washed
3 cloves of garlic, grated
1 celery stalk, chopped
2 potatoes, diced
1 cup of macaroni
1 1/2 cups of cabbage, shredded
3 cups of beef stock
1/4 cup of chopped basil leaves
2 tbsp of tomato paste
1/4 cup of Parmesan, shaved
Directions:

Add the pancetta and oil in a pan a sauté them for 3 minutes on a low heat.
Add the carrot, onion, celery, potato, garlic and simmer on a medium-high heat for 3 minutes.
Add the beans, tomatoes, the tomato pasta and the beef stock.
Bring the ingredients to a boil and then reduce the heat and simmer the soup for 45-50 minutes.
Add the macaroni and cabbage and simmer for another 20 minutes.
Garnish with olive oil, basil and Parmesan cheese.
Serves: 4 persons

[Mizz SJG]

Italian minestrone

Ingredients:

2 tbsp of olive oil
2 cans of peeled tomatoes
1 cup of pancetta
1 onion chopped
1 carrot diced
1 can of borlotti beans, strained and washed
3 cloves of garlic, grated
1 celery stalk, chopped
2 potatoes, diced
1 cup of macaroni
1 1/2 cups of cabbage, shredded
3 cups of beef stock
1/4 cup of chopped basil leaves
2 tbsp of tomato paste
1/4 cup of Parmesan, shaved
Directions:

Add the pancetta and oil in a pan a sauté them for 3 minutes on a low heat.
Add the carrot, onion, celery, potato, garlic and simmer on a medium-high heat for 3 minutes.
Add the beans, tomatoes, the tomato pasta and the beef stock.
Bring the ingredients to a boil and then reduce the heat and simmer the soup for 45-50 minutes.
Add the macaroni and cabbage and simmer for another 20 minutes.
Garnish with olive oil, basil and Parmesan cheese.
Serves: 4 persons