"Forgotten" Minestrone

Categories: Soup | Beef | Crockpot | Diabetic

Serves: 8 Servings

Ingredients:

• 1 lb Lean beef stew meat
• 6 c Water
• 1 cn (28 oz.) tomatoes with
• ;liquid, cut up
• 1 Beef bouillon cube
• 1 md Onion, chopped
• 2 tb Minced dried parsley
• 2 1/2 ts Salt,optional
• 1 1/2 ts Ground thyme
• 1/2 ts Pepper
• 1 md Zucchini, thinly sliced
• 1 cn (16 oz.) garbanzo beans,
• ;drained
• 1 c Uncooked small elbow or
• ;shell macaroni
• 1/4 c Grated Parmesan cheese (opt)

Instructions:
In a slow cooker, combine beef, water, tomatoes, bouillon, onion, parsley,
salt if desired, thyme and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours or
until meat is tender. Add zucchini, cabbage, beans and macaroni; cook on
high, covered, 30-45 minutes more, or until the vegetables are tender.
Sprinkle individual servings with Parmesan cheese if desired.

Diabetic Exchanges: One serving (without added salt and Parmesan cheese)
equals 2 vegetable, 1-1/2 starch, 1 meat.

Also, 246 CALORIES, 453mg SODIUM, 33mg CHOLESTEROL, 30gm CARBOHYDRATE, 19gm
PROTEIN, 6gm FAT.