(Gluten Free Minestrone Soup with Quinoa Pasta and Pancetta

• Meat

  • 4 strips Pancetta, cooked and chopped

• Produce

  • 2 Carrots, medium
  • 2 Celery stalks
  • 2 Curly kale, leaves
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 10 Green beans, trimmed and cut into 1/2" pieces
  • 1 tbsp Herbs de provence
  • 1 15 oz. can Navy beans
  • 1 14.5 oz. can Tomatoes
  • 1 Yellow onion
  • 1 Zucchini, small

• Canned Goods

  • 6 cups Chicken broth

• Pasta & Grains

  • 1 1/2 cups Quinoa pasta

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/8 tsp Cayenne pepper
  • 1 Pepper, freshly ground
  • 1 Sea salt

• Other

  • 1 28 0z can diced fire roasted tomatoes (muir glen tomatoes come in bpa free cans

Found on theorganickitchen.org

Description

Ingredients

• 4 strips thickly sliced pancetta, cooked and chopped
• 2 medium carrots, diced
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 10-12 green beans, trimmed and cut into ½ pieces
• 2 curly kale leaves, (stalks removed) chopped
• 1 28 0z can diced fire roasted tomatoes (Muir Glen Tomatoes come in BPA free cans)
• 1 14.5 oz. can crushed tomatoes (Organic Eden offers crushed tomatoes in glass jars)
• 6 cups chicken broth (my recipe linked above)
• 1 small zucchini, diced
• 1½ cups quinoa pasta (or pasta of your choice)
• 1 15 oz. can navy beans (or your favorite bean)
• ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper (or more if you like more of a kick)
• Sea Salt, to taste
• Freshly ground pepper (only add if using store bought stock)
• 1 T herbs de Provence (only add if using store bought stock)
• 3 cloves garlic, minced (only add if using store bought stock)

Directions

• Place Pancetta in large stock pot and cook on medium heat till done.
• Remove from pan and set on paper towels to cool, then chop.
• Add carrots, onions, celery and green beans to pot with pancetta fat. (If needed add a tablespoon of olive oil)
• Saute for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add zucchini, kale and chopped pancetta, sauté for a few more minutes stirring often.
• Add broth and tomatoes, bring to a boil. (If using store bought stock add herbs and spices now) Once soup is boiling lower heat to a simmer and add pasta (if you are going to freeze this soup for later use leave pasta out and cooked pasta to thawed soup)).
• Cook till pasta is al dente (usually 6-9 minutes). Add navy beans and cayenne pepper, stir and serve.