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The Best Quinoa Minestrone
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The Best Quinoa Minestrone

20 ingredients 15 min + 40 min 7 openrecipes
The Best Quinoa Minestrone

A hearty and healthy soup filled with quinoa, pesto, white wine, tons of veggies and pancetta!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1090
Calories
64g
Protein
42g
Fat
114g
Carbs

Counts 19 of 20 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Quinoa 1 cup cooked (185g) 222
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cannellini 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

  • 4 ounces, weight Pancetta
  • 2 cups Peeled And Chopped Carrots
  • 1 cup Chopped Celery
  • 1 pound Russet Potato
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1 whole Yellow Onion (large), Diced
  • 5 cloves Garlic, Minced
  • ¼ teaspoons Dried Thyme
  • ½ teaspoons Dried Basil
  • ½ teaspoons Dried Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1 can (28 Oz. Size) Diced Tomatoes
  • 8 cups Chicken Broth
  • 1 whole Bay Leaf
  • 1 pinch Salt And Pepper, to taste
  • 1 cup Dry Quinoa (uncooked)
  • 1 can (15 Oz. Size) Cannellini Beans, Drained And Rinsed
  • ½ cups Pinot Grigio (or Similar Wine)
  • 2 Tablespoons Pesto (I Used My Homemade Pistachio Pesto)
  • 10 ounces, weight Baby Spinach, Roughly Chopped If Desired
  • 1 pinch Parmesan Cheese, Shredded (optional)

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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