Side Dish

Zesty Minestrone

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prep time

15 min

total time

6 hr 30 min

makes

8 servings, 1 cup (250 mL) each

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What You Need

1/4 cup Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing

1 onion, chopped

1 stalk celery, chopped

1 carrot, chopped

1 can (19 fl oz./540 mL) diced tomatoes, undrained

1 can (19 fl oz./540 mL) red kidney beans, rinsed

2 cans (10 fl oz/284 mL each) vegetable broth

2 cups water

1 tsp. Italian seasoning

1-1/2 cups small pasta shells, uncooked

1/2 cup Kraft 100% Parmesan Grated Cheese

Make It

HEAT dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add onions, celery and carrots; cook 2 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Spoon into slow cooker. Stir in all remaining ingredients except pasta and cheese. Cover with lid.

COOK on LOW 6 hours (or on HIGH 3 hours).

STIR in pasta; cook 10 to 15 min. or until pasta is tender. Top with cheese.

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Serving Suggestion

Serve with crusty bread and a tossed garden salad.

Substitute

Substitute white beans or chickpeas for the kidney beans.

Special Extra

For extra flavour, stir 8 crumbled crisply cooked bacon slices into the soup just before serving.

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Yummy I added italian sausage to my soup. (Remove sausage from casing and brown. Drain well.) Also used low sodium beef broth. Just a good hearty soup. I only had elbow macaroni on hand. Will definetly be one of our favorites.
posted by Lizzy0218 | on 1/9/2013

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I found this recipe very bland compared to other minestrone soups I've made. I wanted a good slow cooker minestrone recipe and I think I will have to keep looking.
posted by a cook | on 11/1/2012

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used tins of 4 bean salad mix since I couldn't make up my mind. Used Mott's The Works Clamato juice for the water and used Beef broth since that was what I had. Everyone at work loved it. I love it. I will be making it again a lot
posted by lauraanddiva | on 3/16/2012

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Very good. Even better the next day!
posted by Roselyn_Sheppard | on 3/3/2012

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This was awesome... Hubby loved it, kept talking about how good it was.. Will make this again and again.
posted by scoobsauntie | on 12/28/2011

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This was the first slow cooker recipe I've ever made and I was very happy with how it turned out! Now my boyfriend asks for it whenever he's sick. It's the perfect comfort soup!
posted by a cook | on 11/22/2011

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It was easy and very good. Great on a cold night for a quick dinner with nice warm buns.
posted by lbisbing | on 8/2/2011

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Fantastic recipe. I will definately make tis again but with a few adjustments. Absolutely delicious ! 1) Don't chop the vegetables too small or fine - small chunks would be nicer 2) I microwaved the vegetables with the dressing to make this both easier & faster 3) Definately cut the pasta - this is way too much pasta and takes over the soup. I will try half the amount next time
posted by etkari | on 1/29/2011

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This recipe was delicious.....my whole family enjoyed this soup. Everyone is eating it as leftovers. I doubled the recipe!!!!
posted by Stefanie30 | on 1/10/2011

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So tasty and healthy too!
posted by swmiller888 | on 12/13/2010