Directions:
- Sauté bacon, ground beef, & sausage (remove from casing and break up) in large deep fry pan.
- Add onion when the meat starst to brown.
- Continue cooking until onion softens then add garlic and stir for 2 minutes to take the raw edge off.
- While meat is browning, get out your biggest pot and start adding the tomatoes, carrots, rutabaga, broth, celery, spices.
- Bring to a boil, add browned meat. Simmer for 10 minutes then add everything else, pushing down the cabbage. Add a bit of water to make sure the cabbage is covered.
- One year I was trying to hurry this along and cooked the cabbage in another pot then mixed it inches Worked okay.
- It will look like too much but the cabbage shrinks a lot! Simmer until all veggies are almost soft. Add your drained beans and the cheese. Stir, taste and add more of what you feel it needs.
- If your soup pot looks ridiculously thick add some water but not too much. The point of this soup is to freeze thick and dilute later.
- This is why I add water (or broth) when it is thawed out. Takes less space in the freezer this way.
- Add half a cup of fresh Parmesan to the soup while cooking for a 'wow' flavour boost. Taste and adjust seasoning. Cool and transfer to containers.
- It does need to sit overnight to taste the best. If cold enough the pot can sit out on the deck.
- This makes a very thick soup. We freeze it in yogurt containers.
- If you want noodles, cook a handful then add to the soup before serving. This is wonderful with garlic bread and lots of Parmesan cheese!.
- I call this my 'Campbell's condensed' version of minestrone. I figured why add all the extra water (taking up freezer space) when I can do that later.
- I don't add salt to this soup because the bacon, cheese and tinned products have enough of the stuff.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 214.97 Kcal (900 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 122.55 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 13.62g | 21% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 37.52mg | 13% | |
| Sodium | 616.12mg | 26% | |
| Potassium | 428.7mg | 9% | |
| Total Carbs | 10.18g | 3% | |
| Sugars | 4.06g | 16% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.47g | 10% | |
| Protein | 13g | 26% | |
| Vitamin C | 13.6mg | 23% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.1mg | 4% | |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 6% | |
| Calcium | 90.3mg | 9% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 103.02 Kcal (431 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 58.73 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 6.53g | 21% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 17.98mg | 13% | |
| Sodium | 295.25mg | 26% | |
| Potassium | 205.44mg | 9% | |
| Total Carbs | 4.88g | 3% | |
| Sugars | 1.94g | 16% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.18g | 10% | |
| Protein | 6.23g | 26% | |
| Vitamin C | 6.5mg | 23% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.1mg | 4% | |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 6% | |
| Calcium | 43.3mg | 9% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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