Low Sodium V8 Minestrone Recipes

V8 MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine juice and water in a large pot. Bring to a boil. Add barley and garlic. Reduce heat, cover and cook 12 minutes. Add beans and pepper. About 5 minutes before serving, stir in kale; cook until crisp-tender. Kitchen Counter Per serving: 197 cal, 1g fat, 0mg chol, 10g prot, 41g carbs, 5g sugar, 9g fiber, 414mg sodium

LOW-SODIUM V8 MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Pour V8 juice, water, spices, and soy sauce (if you're not watching your sodium intake too closely) into a 2.5 quart crockpot.
• Chop the onion, garlic, zucchini, carrots, celery, green beans, and potato; add to the crockpot.
• Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
• Before serving, stir in baby spinach and heat until wilted.
• Ladle into individual serving bowls (I prefer this soup in oversized cappuccino mugs) and serve with fresh salad and/or warm whole wheat rolls for a healthy and hearty meal.

MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the pancetta and cook, stirring, until slightly crisp and the fat has rendered, about 1 minute. Reduce the heat to medium and add the garlic, carrots, celery and onions. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables soften, about 12 minutes. Add the zucchini, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes. Add the cabbage and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 3 minutes more. Stir in the tomatoes and broth and bring to a boil. Stir in the pasta; lower the heat to a simmer and cook until the pasta is tender, about 8 minutes.
• Mash half the beans in a small bowl with a fork. Add the mashed and whole beans to the soup and cook, stirring, about 3 minutes. Remove the soup from the heat and stir in the herbs and cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Divide among warm soup bowls and sprinkle with the Parmesan. Serve immediately with more cheese at the table.

LOWER-SODIUM MINESTRONE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven combine the water, cabbage, onion, carrot, and celery. Bring to boiling; reduce heat to medium. Cook, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Add Classico® Tomato and Basil pasta sauce, kidney or great northern beans, zucchini, uncooked pasta, and salt. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes more or until vegetables and pasta are tender. Sprinkle each serving with 1 teaspoon of the Parmesan cheese.

CORRIGAN'S MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir potatoes, carrots, celery, onion and garlic into pot. Mix in tomato paste, beans, broth and water. Season with basil, oregano and salt. Cook and stir 30 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
• Mix macaroni into pot. Continue cooking 10 minutes, or until macaroni is tender.

SLOW-COOKER MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Combine the first 13 ingredients in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until vegetables are tender. Stir in beans, zucchini and pasta. Cook, covered, on high about 30 minutes longer, until pasta is tender. Discard bay leaves. If desired, top with grated Parmesan cheese. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add water if necessary.