Recipe: Perfect Meatless Main Dish Minestrone

Meatless Main Dish Minestrone.

You can have Meatless Main Dish Minestrone using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Meatless Main Dish Minestrone

1. It's 6 tbsp of butter.
2. You need 5-6 of large carrots, sliced.
3. It's 2 of medium celery stalks.
4. You need 2 of medium onions, minced.
5. You need 1 of garlic clove.
6. You need 1 of medium head green cabbage (about 1.5 lb.), coarsely sliced.
7. You need 1 (28 oz.) of can of tomatoes, chopped (save liquid).
8. You need 8 cups of water.
9. It's 1/3 cup of regular long-grain rice or orzo.
10. It's 2 teaspoons of salt.
11. It's 2 teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce.
12. You need 1/4 teaspoon of oregano leaves.
13. It's 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
14. It's 4 of medium potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces.
15. It's 4 of beef boullion cubes.
16. It's 2 of large zucchini, cut into bite-sized pieces.
17. It's 2 of 15.25-20 oz. cans red kidney beans, drained.
18. Prepare 1 (10 oz.) of package frozen chopped spinach.
19. It's 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan or Romano cheese.

Meatless Main Dish Minestrone step by step

1. In 8 quart dutch oven or stock pot over medium high heat, in hot butter, cook carrots, celery, onions, garlic, and cabbage until vegetables are browned, about 30+ minutes, stirring frequently..
2. Add tomatoes with their liquid and next 9 ingredients..
3. Over high heat, heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables and rice are tender..
4. Add beans and frozen spinach, cook over medium heat until spinach is cooked and beans are heated through..
5. Add more water if necessary, as the soup becomes thick upon standing..
6. Serve with parmesan cheese..