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Best Darn Minestrone Soup Around recipe

12 servings

Ingredients:

8 tablespoons butter

1 1/2 cups chopped onions

4 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth

4 (15 ounce) cans mixed vegetables, with liquid

2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, with liquid

2 (14.5 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, with liquid

1 (16 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach

2 tablespoons tomato paste

4 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder

4 teaspoons dried parsley

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 cup canned garbanzo beans, drained

4 cups heavy cream

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese for topping

Instructions:

In a large stock pot over medium heat, stir and cook onions in butter until soft.

Add broth, mixed vegetables, kidney beans, tomatoes, spinach, and tomato paste; simmer gently for 1 1/2 hours.

Using a slotted spoon, remove about half of the vegetables to a blender or food processor, reserving liquid in stock pot.

Puree the vegetables until smooth and return them to stock pot.

Stir in garlic powder, parsley, salt, pepper, basil, macaroni, 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, garbanzo beans, and heavy cream; cook for 1/2 hour, stirring frequently.

Pour into bowls and sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese.