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Minestrone Soup With Red Wine

Prep Time 1 hour
Serves: 6
Difficulty Level: Low
Minestrone Soup With Red Wine
Ingredients for Minestrone Soup:
Olive oil - 1 tbsp.
Red onion - 1/2 cup (chopped)
Celery - 1/3 cup (chopped)
Carrot - 1 (diced)
Garlic - 1 clove (minced)
Large tomatoes - 2 (seeded and chopped)
Spinach - 1 cup (chopped)
Canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans) - 1 can (or red kidney beans)
Whole grain pasta - 1/2 cup (preferably shell-shaped)
Small zucchini - 1 (sliced and diced)
Fresh basil - 2 tbsp. (chopped)
Red wine - 1/2 cup (optional)
Method of preparing the Minestrone Soup:
  1. Oil a saucepan over medium heat and sauté the onion, celery, and carrots for about 5 minutes until softened. Add garlic and stir for another minute. Drain and rinse the beans.
  2. Stir in the broth, tomatoes, spinach, beans, and pasta, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
  3. Add zucchini, cover, and cook for 5 more minutes. Remove from the stove and stir in basil. Serve right away.
Chef's Tip:
If you're not familiar with the DASH diet, here is the gist: DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. The dash diet is a healthy eating plan meant to help lower blood pressure without the need for medication. To do so, it promotes low-sodium meals that include lots of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins. It reduces foods that contain high levels of saturated fats (fatty meat and full-fat dairy products etc.) and sugar-sweetened beverages and sweets.
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