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Olive Garden's Minestrone Soup Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup finely minced celery
1 cup finely minced onion
1 cup finely minced carrot
1/2 cup garbanzo beans
1/2 cup kidney beans
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup whole dried peas
1/2 cup white pea beans
3/4 cup sliced carrots
3/4 cup coarsely chopped onion
3/4 cup sliced celery
3/4 cup chopped bell pepper
1/2 cup rice or barley
2 tablespoons minced parsley
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil
2 teaspoons soy sauce
Pepper to taste
1 cup shell macaroni; cooked and drained
Parmesan cheese
Instructions:
In a stockpot, sauté onion, celery and carrot in butter until brown.
Add peas and beans and about 3 quarts of water. Cook slowly until beans are almost done, about 2 to 2-1/2 hours - use garbanzo beans as your gauge.
Add the remaining vegetables, rice and spices and cook another hour. Add water as necessary.
Add shell macaroni and heat through.
Garnish with Parmesan cheese.
Makes: 1 gallon.
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