WeightWatchers Minestrone Soup Recipe

Minestrone is a traditional Italian soup that is very thick and contains a variety of vegetables, and often also meat, pasta or rice.

There are probably as many minestrone recipe variations as there are cooks. Here’s one made with beef roast (of course, you can experiment with other types of meat and/or vegetable combinations).

Weight Watchers Minestrone Soup recipe
Makes 8 servings

Ingredients
1 lb boneless beef roast, cut into small cubes
2 quarts water
2 beef bouillon cubes
1 1/2 cups chopped onions
1 cup sliced celery
1 cup diced carrots
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1 cup frozen green beans
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
1/2 cup small shell pasta

Preparation
1. In a soup pot, put beef and the next 9 ingredients.
2. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
3. Add tomatoes and sauce, simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Add green beans, kidney beans and pasta.
5. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and cook, stirring often until pasta is tender (about 8 minutes).

How many Weight Watchers points in minestrone soup recipe?
WW POINTS per serving: 4
Nutritional information per serving: 226 calories, 5.4g fat, 4.6g fiber

Originally posted 2007-02-05 10:08:11.