Minestrone with Turkey

From: Taste of Home

Ingredients:
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium carrot, sliced
1 celery rib, sliced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 Tbsp olive oil
4 cups chicken broth or turkey stock
1 can diced tomatoes, undrained
2/3 cup frozen peas, corn and cut green beans, thawed
1/2 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp pepper
1 bay leaf
1 cup cubed cooked turkey
1 small zucchini, halved lengthwise and cut into slices
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

In a Dutch oven, saute the onion, carrot, celery and garlic in oil until tender. Add the broth, vegetables, macaroni and seasonings.

Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes. Add turkey and zucchini; cook until zucchini is tender-crisp. Discard bay leaf. Serve with Parmesan cheese.

What I did differently from the recipe:
I used two carrots instead of one, 2 cups of chicken broth and 1 cup water instead of 4 cups of chicken broth, and ham instead of turkey because we had ham in the fridge already.

What I'll do differently next time:
Nothing. If I have turkey I'll use it but the ham worked too!

Verdict:
Thumbs up! This was such an easy recipe and really good with Parmesan cheese added on top. I don't have a final picture but trust me, it was delicious!

Printable version:

Ingredients:
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium carrot, sliced
1 celery rib, sliced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 Tbsp olive oil
4 cups chicken broth or turkey stock
1 can diced tomatoes, undrained
2/3 cup frozen peas, corn and cut green beans, thawed
1/2 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp pepper
1 bay leaf
1 cup cubed cooked turkey
1 small zucchini, halved lengthwise and cut into slices
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

In a Dutch oven, saute the onion, carrot, celery and garlic in oil until tender. Add the broth, vegetables, macaroni and seasonings.

Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes. Add turkey and zucchini; cook until zucchini is tender-crisp. Discard bay leaf. Serve with Parmesan cheese.