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Vegetable Minestrone with Pesto
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Vegetable Minestrone with Pesto

16 ingredients Makes 6 to 8 servings openrecipes
Vegetable Minestrone with Pesto
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

530
Calories
16g
Protein
15g
Fat
91g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Green Beans 1 cup (100g) 31
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Bean not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 large onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 1 large stalk celery, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1 large carrot, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1 small leek, white and pale green parts only, washed and chopped (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1 large russet potato, peeled and diced (about 1 cup)
  • 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup fava beans (freshly shelled, or soaked if dry)
  • 1 cup canned crushed plum tomatoes, with their juices
  • 1 medium zucchini, trimmed and chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 1/2 cup fresh green beans, cut into 1-inch-long pieces
  • 1/2 cup shelled fresh or frozen peas
  • 1 cup loosely packed chopped fresh spinach (or any fresh greens with stems removed if necessary)
  • One roughly 2-inch-square Parmigiano-Reggiano rind, rinsed
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup

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By epicurious · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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