Originally published in the Today’s Parent November 2014 issue, this recipe has a triple-tested guarantee from the Chatelaine Kitchen.
Hearty Sausage and Quinoa Minestrone
By Chatelaine255
PREP TIME
10 min
TOTAL TIME
40 min
Makes
5 adult servings
Photo: Maya Visnyei
Perfect for the cooler months, this hearty quinoa minestrone soup eats like a meal and is a breeze to put together.
Ingredients
- 2 Italian sausages , casings removed
- 1 onion , diced
- 1 carrot , peeled and diced
- 1 celery stalk , diced
- 1 garlic clove , minced
- 1 796-mL can diced tomatoes
- 1 900-mL carton low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup dry quinoa
- 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 cups packed spinach
Instructions
- Heat a large saucepan over medium. Crumble in sausage meat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink, 3 to 5 min. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic to pan. Cook until onion starts to soften, about 3 min.
- Add tomatoes, broth, quinoa and Italian seasoning. Gently boil until quinoa is cooked, about 20 min. Stir in spinach until just wilted, about 1 min.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 198,
- Protein
- 11 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 17 g,
- Fat
- 10 g,
- Fibre
- 3 g,
- Sodium
- 948 mg.
FILED UNDER: Easy dinners Italian lunch Make-ahead meals Quinoa soups stove top
