Tuscan Vegetable and Bread Soup

Tuscan Vegetable and Bread Soup Ingredients

5 c Chicken stock	1 ts Dried thyme
1 lb Chicken breasts, skinned	1 ts Dried rosemary
2 Bay leaves	19 oz Tomatoes, coarsely chopped,
3 tb Olive oil	1/4 ts Pepper
1 Onion, chopped	10 oz Spinach, frozen; chopped
2 Garlic clove; minced	1/2 c Parsley, fresh; chopped
2 Carrots, diced	1 sm Zucchini; thinly sliced
2 Celery stalk; diced	19 oz White kidney beans, drained
1 Sweet green pepper, diced	8 sl French or Italian bread,
2 c Cabbage; chopped	1 c Parmesan cheese

Instructions for Tuscan Vegetable and Bread Soup

In large saucepan, bring chicken stock, chicken breasts and bay leaves to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside. Remove c#icken and discard the bones. Dice meat and set aside. Discard bay leaves. Keep stock warm. Meanwhile, in large skillet, heat 2 tbsp. of the oil over medium heat; cook chopped onion, garlic, diced carrots and celery for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add remaining oil, diced green pepper, chopped cabbage, thyme and rosemary; cook over low heat, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes. Add vegetable mixture to stock in saucepan along with tomatoes and pepper; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Add spinach, parsley, zucchini, kidney beans and reserved diced chicken; cook for 5 minutes. Remove 1 cup soup and set aside. Ladle half of the remaining soup into 24-cup Dutch oven or casserole; cover with 4 of the bread slices and 1/2 cup of the parmesan cheese. Cover with remaining soup; layer with remaining bread. Drizzle reserved soup over top; sprinkle with remaining parmesan cheese. (Recipe can be prepared to this point, cooled, covered and refrigerated for up to 24 hours.) Bake, covered in 350 F. oven for 20 minutes (45 minutes if refrigerated); uncover and bake for 20 minutes longer (45 minutes if refrigerated) or until hot. Garnish: ladle soup into large warmed bowls; garnish with drizzle of olive oil and sprinkle of freshly grated Parmesan cheese. From: Susan Macnab Submitted By WARING@IMA.INFOMAIL.COM (SAM WARING) On TUE, 27 JUN 1995 163531 GMT From Geminis MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

Main Ingredient: ChickenCuisine: Uncategorized

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Ingredient Insight - look inside this recipe

Bay Leaves	Beans	Cabbage	Carrot
Celery	Chicken Breast	Chicken Stock	Garlic
Olive Oil	Onion	Parmesan	Parsley
Rosemary	Spinach	Thyme	Tomato
Zucchini

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