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Posted on Wed, Jan. 07, 2009

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RESOLUTION WEEK: RED, WHITE AND BEAN MINESTRONE

This quick-cooking, hearty winter soup is our third recipe for people who've made New Year's resolutions to lose weight. It's not quite meatless, but uses a small amount of sausage as seasoning rather than a main component. As in most soup recipes, the ingredients and amounts are flexible.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

¼ lb. regular or turkey sausage, crumbled or cut into small pieces

2 tablespoons ketchup

1 cup chopped onion

1 cup chopped celery

1 cup chopped carrots

1 tablespoon minced garlic

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 can (16 oz.) chopped tomatoes

5 cups chicken stock

1 can (16 oz.) cannellini beans, with liquid

1 can (16 oz.) red kidney beans, drained

2 cups zucchini, cut into ½-inch pieces

2 cups baby spinach

1 ½ cups cooked bowtie pasta

Directions

Heat olive oil in soup pot. Add turkey, ketchup, onion, celery, carrots, garlic and oregano, cooking about 5 minutes or until vegetables are aromatic.

Add tomatoes, chicken stock, beans and zucchini. Bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer about 10 minutes. Add spinach and cooked pasta, cooking until spinach is wilted.

Serve with crusty bread.