Minestrone

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup pine nuts or walnuts
• 2 cups tightly packed fresh basil leaves
• 2 or 3 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup grated pecorino sardo or Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, or as needed
• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup dried small white beans or 1 can (15 oz.) white beans
• Salt, to taste
• 2 Tbs. olive oil
• 2 yellow onions, diced
• 1/2 cup diced pancetta
• 3 carrots, peeled, halved lengthwise, if large, and thinly sliced
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 3/4 lb. tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced
• 5 to 6 cups water or chicken broth, or as needed
• 4 small new potatoes, unpeeled, diced
• 2 zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced
• 1/4 lb. green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths
• 2 cups chopped Swiss chard (optional)
• 1/4 lb. macaroni or small shells
• 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

Counts 16 of 20 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 16 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pine Nut	1 oz (28g)	191
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Walnut	1 walnut half (4g)	26
Carrot	1 medium (61g)	25
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Celery Stalks	1 stalk (40g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Bean	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0
Swiss Chard	not in our table	0
Macaroni	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.