Filipino Minestrone Recipe
Minestrone is a thick soup that contains vegetables and pasta or noodles.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp of butter
- 1 pc of medium onion, chopped
- 150 g chicken breast, deboned, and sliced
- 2 pcs chicken cubes
- 100 g squash, diced
- 1 cup cooked red kidney beans
- 1 pouch Del Monte Filipino Style tomato sauce (200g)
- 1 pc small red bell pepper, diced
- 3/4 cup of elbow macaroni pasta (del monte)
- 100 g pechay tagalog, shredded
- 2 tsp cornstarch, dissolved in 1 tbsp water
Directions
- Saute onion in butter for 2mins. Add chicken, chicken cubes, squash and kidney beans. Cook with constant stirring for 5 minutes. Add Del Monte tomato sauce, red bell pepper, 4 cups of water, 1/4 tsp iodized fine salt (or 3/4 tsp iodized rock salt) and 1/4 tsp pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Add del monte elbow macaroni. Simmer for another 10mins. Add pechay and cornstarch, let it simmer until thick.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 428g | |
| Recipe makes 7 servings | |
| Calories 867 | |
| Calories from Fat 539 | 62% |
| Total Fat 59.85g | 75% |
| Saturated Fat 18.83g | 75% |
| Trans Fat 0.02g | |
| Cholesterol 288mg | 96% |
| Sodium 401mg | 17% |
| Potassium 831mg | 24% |
| Total Carbs 6.6g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.1g | 7% |
| Sugars 1.06g | 1% |
| Protein 71.27g | 114% |
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December 13, 2011
Lidy; this soup recipe looks pretty darn good, and I am looking forward to trying it. What is pechay tagalog? I googled it, but it gave varying answers. Is it like bok choy, suey choy, squash? Help please lol!!1 reply
