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Black Bean Minestrone Soup

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Black Bean Minestrone Soup recipe
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A wonderful vegetarian meal if you leave out the ham and use vegetable broth. Hearty and full of flavor!
posted by
sharpeipup
on 2/4/2012
time
prep:
5 min
total:
30 min
servings
total:
3 qt. or 12 servings, 1 cup each
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What You Need

3
cans  (15 oz. each) black beans, drained, rinsed
2
cans  (14-1/2 oz. each) fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
1
can (28 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
1
 each: onion, zucchini and celery stalk, chopped
1
 carrot, peeled, chopped
1
pkg. (6 oz.) OSCAR MAYER Baked Cooked Ham, chopped
1/2
tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)
1
cup water
1
pkg. (7-1/4 oz.) KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
2
cups fresh spinach leaves

Make It

COMBINE beans, broth, tomatoes, onions, zucchini, celery, carrots, ham and red pepper in Dutch oven or stockpot. Bring to boil on medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer 10 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender.

ADD water and Macaroni; stir. Cook 7 to 8 min. or until Macaroni is tender.

STIR in Cheese Sauce Mix and spinach; cook 2 min. or until spinach is wilted, stirring occasionally. Serve immediately.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

How to Thin the Soup
Soup will thicken with standing. Add additional chicken broth or water to thin the soup, if desired.
Special Extra
Sprinkle each serving with 2 tsp. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese. Serve with PREMIUM Saltine Crackers.
Substitute
Substitute chopped Swiss chard for the spinach.
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