Monday, February 21, 2022

Mama Lilo’s Minestrone

Derived from recipe in Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen

3 full size sweet or yellow onions pealed and diced

12 mini bell peppers, red and yellow

1 full size large green bell pepper

1 whole large garlic bulb with 12 cloves peeled, sliced and diced

1 cup 1/5-inch-sliced carrots

1 leek, white part

2 cups 1/3-inch-sliced celery

saute veggies in 1/4 cup olive oil

add 1 quart chicken broth

add 1/3 cup chopped parsley

add 28-oz can of pealed & roasted Marzane tomatoes, rince in with V8

add 1 tblsp Kroger Italian Seasoning

add 1 tsp dried basil

add 1 tsp dried aregano

add 2 crumbled Knorr chicken bouillon cubes

add 1 tblsp chicken Better Than Bouillon

add 1.5 cups canned garbanzo beans

add 1/4 cup red wine

Cook until carrots are tender

add ½ cup dry Orzo noodles and cook until desired dente

We add some water to make it more fluid.  Still tastes rich. We end up with about 1.5 gallon.

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