Classic Minestrone Soup

Name: Classic Minestrone Soup
Total time: 40 s
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 85 grams Margarine or Butter,2 cups Onion medium diced,1 cup Celery small diced,1 cup Carrot small diced,188 milliliters Green Bell Pepper small diced,2.8 liters Water hot,227 grams Tomato puree,1.5 cups Potato New Potatoes,170 grams Spinach frozen thawed chopped,7.5 milliliters Parsley dried flakes,5 milliliters Granulated sugar,1.2 milliliters Thyme dried ground,75 milliliters Cornstarch,125 milliliters Water cold,75 milliliters Minor's Sauteed Vegetable (Mirepoix) Base 6 x 1 pound,5 milliliters Minor's Roasted Garlic Flavour Concentrate Gluten Free 6 x 1 pound,454 grams Great Northern Beans canned undrained or Navy beans,56 grams Ditalini Pasta or Elbow Macaroni dry

Preparation time
40 min
Number of servings
20

Ingredients

85 grams Margarine or Butter
2 cups Onion, medium diced
1 cup Celery, small diced
1 cup Carrot, small diced
188 milliliters Green Bell Pepper, small diced
2.8 liters Water, hot
227 grams Tomato puree
1.5 cups Potato, New Potatoes
170 grams Spinach, frozen, thawed, chopped
7.5 milliliters Parsley, dried, flakes
5 milliliters Granulated sugar
1.2 milliliters Thyme, dried, ground
75 milliliters Cornstarch
125 milliliters Water, cold
75 milliliters Minor's Sauteed Vegetable (Mirepoix) Base 6 x 1 pound
5 milliliters Minor's Roasted Garlic Flavour Concentrate Gluten Free 6 x 1 pound
454 grams Great Northern Beans, canned, undrained, or Navy beans
56 grams Ditalini Pasta or Elbow Macaroni, dry

Preparation

1

In an 8 qt. sauce pot over medium high heat, melt margarine or butter. Add onions, celery, carrots and peppers; sauté 4 minutes.
2

Add water, Sauteed Vegetable Base, Roasted Garlic Flavour Concentrate, beans, tomato puree, potatoes, spinach, ditalini, parsley flakes, sugar, basil and thyme. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently. Reduce heat and gently boil until ditalini and vegetables are tender, approximately 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3

In a small bowl, blend cornstarch and water until smooth, using a wire whip. Gradually pour the slurry into the boiling liquid, stirring constantly. Heat to boiling over medium high heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat and gently boil 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.