Bean Minestrone

In a large stock pot, on medium-high, heat olive oil until shimmering.

Add chopped onions, garlic, celery and carrots.

Sauté until onions are translucent and tender, about 10 minutes.

Add spinach, parsley and dried oregano. Stir until spinach is wilted.

Lower the heat to medium; add vegetable stock, tomato juice, diced tomatoes, Adzuki beans, Garbanzo beans, Kidney beans, Pearl Barley and bay leaf.

Cover and simmer for 1 hour.

Stir in red wine, soy sauce and Parmesan cheese before serving.

Amount	Unit	Ingredient
2	tablespoons	Olive Oil Ingredient Info Olive Oil Olive Oil is a monosaturated oil extracted from tree-ripened Olives. Olive Oils range from light amber to green in color.. Read more...
1	medium	Onion chopped Ingredient Info Onion Onions are considered root vegetables because they grow below the surface of the soil. The Onion is a member of the All.. Read more...
2	cloves	Garlic minced Ingredient Info Garlic Garlic is a close relative of the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Welsh onion and Chinese onion family. It's a species of b.. Read more...
2	stalks	Celery chopped Ingredient Info Celery Celery has wide green leaves and thick, juicy, ribbed stalks that join at the base, just above the root. Celery can g.. Read more...
1	medium	Carrot thinly sliced Ingredient Info Carrot Carrots are long and slender and come in a variety of colours in addition to orange. This popular vegetable is availa.. Read more...
¹/₂	cup	Spinach chopped
¹/₂	cup	Parsley chopped Ingredient Info Parsley Parsley has a much higher food value than most herbs and is frequently classified as a vegetable. The curly variety o.. Read more...
1	teaspoon	Dried Oregano Ingredient Info Dried Oregano Dried oregano is a spice that has been dried from fresh. A member of the mint family, Oregano is a stronger herb than.. Read more...
1 ¹/₂	quarts	Vegetable Stock
12	ounces	Tomato Juice
16	ounces	Diced Tomatoes Ingredient Info Diced Tomatoes Diced tomatoes are simply chopped tomatoes prior to canning. They are then processed with calcium chloride and citric.. Read more...
1	cup	Adzuki Beans cooked Ingredient Info Adzuki Beans Adzuki Bean also known as Aduki is a small red bean with the best carbohydrate to protein ratio of the colored beans. .. Read more...
1	cup	Garbanzo Beans cooked
1	cup	Kidney Beans cooked
¹/₂	cup	Pearl Barley
1	whole	Bay Leaf Ingredient Info Bay Leaf Bay leaves are oval in shape, measuring about 2 inches to 4 inches in length and tapered to a slender point. When fre.. Read more...
4	tablespoons	Red Wine Ingredient Info Red Wine Red wine is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of dark skinned grapes. During the production of red w.. Read more...
2	tablespoons	Soy Sauce
2	tablespoons	Parmesan Cheese

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Bean Minestrone

Submitted by Keldon C. See all of Keldon C.'s recipes. | November 26th, 2022

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