Minestrone
1/2 head of large cabbage/chopped 5 large carrots/diced 3 large celery stalks/diced
1/3 C olive oil 5 large potatoes/diced 1/8 C diced onions
1 small can whole peeled tomatoes salt & pepper to taste 1 can Kidney beans
Ditalini/Ditali pasta water
Put oil and onions in stock pot, cook until onions are translucent. Add the cabbage, carrots, potatoes,celery,tomatoes (crush as you put them in the pot). Cover the vegetables with water and simmer for 2-3 hours. Salt & pepper to taste. In another pot cook the pasta, while the pasta cooks add the kidney beans to the cabbage mixture still simmering. When the pasta is done you can 1) spoon the cabbage mixture (Minestrone) into a bowl and add the pasta or 2) mix the pasta into the Minestrone and serve.
1/3 C olive oil 5 large potatoes/diced 1/8 C diced onions
1 small can whole peeled tomatoes salt & pepper to taste 1 can Kidney beans
Ditalini/Ditali pasta water
Put oil and onions in stock pot, cook until onions are translucent. Add the cabbage, carrots, potatoes,celery,tomatoes (crush as you put them in the pot). Cover the vegetables with water and simmer for 2-3 hours. Salt & pepper to taste. In another pot cook the pasta, while the pasta cooks add the kidney beans to the cabbage mixture still simmering. When the pasta is done you can 1) spoon the cabbage mixture (Minestrone) into a bowl and add the pasta or 2) mix the pasta into the Minestrone and serve.
You can freeze the Minestrone if you use option 1 and DO NOT add the pasta before freezing!
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