Eggplant Minestrone
This rich and delicious soup is chock full of veggies! The recipe is from an old, yellowed, well-worn newspaper clipping we found when cleaning out one of my mom's kitchen cabinets.
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DIRECTIONS
- Peel and dice the onion, eggplant, carrots, and tomatoes. Peel and mince the garlic. Dice the zucchini and celery.
- Heat the oil in a large soup kettle. Add the onions and garlic and saute until tender.
- Add ground beef and cook until no longer pink. Add the eggplant and saute 3 minutes, stirring.
- Add the carrots, tomatoes, zucchini, celery, stock, basil, oregano, and salt. Stir well. Simmer, uncovered, 1 1/2 hours.
- Add the macaroni and cook 15 minutes more. Add pepper to taste. Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.
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