Chunky Minestrone

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 ½ cup, chopped or 240g

• 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, enriched

  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, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  1 tbsp or 5g

• Carrots

  Raw

  1 large or 72g

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a 4-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, and garlic, cooking and stirring for about 3 minutes until the onion is tender.
2. Stir in the broth, undrained tomatoes, water, uncooked rice, and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes until the rice is tender.
3. Add spinach, beans, zucchini, and pepper. Cook, covered, for an additional 5 minutes. Serve with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese if desired.