Zesty Minestrone

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This slow-cooking, vegetarian version of an Italian classic is a smart one-pot way to enjoy veggies and warm pasta.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

6 hr 30 min

servings

total:

8 servings, about 1 cup each

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What You Need

1/4

cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing

onion, chopped

stalk celery, chopped

carrot, peeled, chopped

can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained

can (19 oz.) red kidney beans, rinsed

cans (14 oz. each) vegetable broth

cups water

tsp. Italian seasoning

1-1/2

cups small pasta shells, uncooked

1/2

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Make It

HEAT dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add onions, celery and carrots; cook 2 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Pour into slow cooker. Add tomatoes, beans, broth, water and seasoning; stir. Cover with lid.

COOK on LOW 6 hours (or on HIGH 3 hours).

STIR in macaroni; cook 10 to 15 min. or until macaroni is tender. Top with cheese just before serving.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Serving Suggestion

Serve with crusty bread and a mixed green salad tossed with your favorite KRAFT Dressing.

Substitute

Prepare using canned white beans or chickpeas (garbanzo beans).

Special Extra

Cook 8 slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon; drain, then coarsely crumble. Add to soup just before serving.

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steviejansen

posted:3/6/2008

Easy to make and we loved it. Next time I will use less pasta.

sentientred

posted:2/27/2008

Very hearty, certainly lives up to the "zesty" in its name. The noodles will suck up the broth, but adding a little water to leftovers brings it right back to life. Made it twice in two weeks - everyone loves it.

a cook

posted:2/21/2008

This was such a hit for my entire household. Even the kids devoured it!. I used fat free italian dressing (it's what I had), and added a dash of cayenne and ended up throwing in ramen noodles instead of regular pasta. I WILL make this again, just because it was such a hit w/ the family.

kgrunder

posted:2/16/2008

Fast and easy to make. Great as leftovers! My kids love it!

dkloser425

posted:2/13/2008

It was very good. I would definitly make again.

a cook

posted:2/12/2008

this was an awsome recipie and easy to change up. You can exchange veggie broth with beef or chicken. My daughter loved this, had two bowls and doesn't even like veggies!!

princess2two

posted:2/5/2008

Awesome

boobaby

posted:2/4/2008

Excellent! I doubled the recipe. I used Beef Broth instead of Vegetable Broth and used Rotoni Noodles instead of Macaroni Noodles. I also added 1lb hot sausage.

queen032605

posted:2/1/2008

I was at work and knew I had the ingredients to make this recipe, so I called my husband at home. This was easy for him to make! It tasted great, too! Next time, I might not use as much pasta, though. After sitting, the pasta absorbed most of the liquid, and I would like it to have more liquid. Tasted great, though.

a cook

posted:1/28/2008

This recipe is phenomenal!!! The soup was delicious! And yes, there are various ways to personalize it, but it truly is great when you follow the recipe step by step... My fiancee fell in love with it!!! And it's sooo easy! I'll be making it twice a month! Thanks Kraft!~