best darn minestrone soup around

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 4 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 4 (15 ounce) cans mixed vegetables, with liquid
• 2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, with liquid
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, with liquid
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder
• 4 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup canned garbanzo beans, drained
• 4 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese for topping

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 25 mins


• in a large stock pot over medium heat, stir and cook onions in butter until soft. add broth, mixed vegetables, kidney beans, tomatoes, spinach, and tomato paste; simmer gently for 1 1/2 hours.
• using a slotted spoon, remove about half of the vegetables to a blender or food processor, reserving liquid in stock pot. puree the vegetables until smooth and return them to stock pot.
• stir in garlic powder, parsley, salt, pepper, basil, macaroni, 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese, garbanzo beans, and heavy cream; cook for 1/2 hour, stirring frequently. pour into bowls and sprinkle with additional parmesan cheese.