But he took one bite of this winter minestrone, and the
taste of butternut squash melted his heart.
He’s now a fan, at least when it’s part of this soup.
Earlier this month, I revealed in a post that I hadhypertension, and it was my goal this month to share a heart-healthy meal for
my recipe linkup with Daphne from Flip Flops and Pearls. I think I found a true winner, and I hope
you enjoy it as much as I did.
This recipe was originally published in Cooking Light in
2008. As usual, I modified the recipe
because I’m always forgetting ingredients at the grocery store.
Heart Healthy Winter Minestrone
Ingredients
2 teaspoons
olive oil
1/2 cup chopped
onion
1/2 teaspoon
dried basil
1/2 teaspoon
dried oregano
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/4 cups
cubed peeled acorn or butternut squash (about 1 medium)
3/4 cup diced
zucchini (left this vegetable out)
1/2 cup chopped
carrot
1/2 cup diced
fennel
1 cup water
1 (14-ounce)
can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
5 tablespoons
no-salt-added tomato paste
1/4 cup
uncooked ditalini (very short tube-shaped pasta) I used penne pasta
2 1/2 cups
chopped Swiss chard (I used spinach)
1/2 cup rinsed
and drained canned Great Northern Beans (I used a whole can of white kidney
beans)
1/2 teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons
grated Asiago cheese (I used parmesan cheese)
Heat oil in a Dutch oven
over medium-high heat. Add onion, basil, oregano, and garlic to pan; sauté 5
minutes or until onion is tender. Add squash and next 3 ingredients (through
fennel); sauté 5 minutes. Stir in 1 cup water, broth, and tomato paste; bring
to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
Stir in pasta; cook 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chard; cook 3
minutes. Add beans; cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Stir in pepper.
Serve with cheese.Enjoy! Daphne and I hope you find some great recipes in this month's, "Let's Eat Y'all".
Please be sure to stop by & visit some other blogs- be sure to let the "host" know you stopped in!!
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