Turkey Minestrone

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 tablespoon	7.5ml	Olive oil
1 tablespoon	15ml	Onion - chopped (medium)
1		Garlic clove - minced
6 cups	1422ml	98% fat-free no-salt-added canned
		Chicken broth
1		Red-skinned potato - scrubbed, diced (medium)
1/4 cup	59ml	Dried split peas
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Crushed dried basil
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Crushed dried thyme
1 teaspoon	5ml	Bay leaf (small)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Zucchini - cut into 1" cubes (medium)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ripe plum tomato - seeded, diced (large)
1		Cannellini beans - (15 oz) - rinsed, drained
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Chopped cooked turkey meat
		= (or chicken breast)
1/4 cup	10g / 0.4oz	Chopped flat-leaf parsley - (optional)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Freshly-grated Parmesan cheese - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Saute until onion is wilted, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken broth.

Raise heat and add potato, split peas, basil, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.

Remove bay leaf. Stir in zucchini, tomato, cannellini beans, and turkey. Simmer, uncovered, another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Ladle into soup bowl. If using, sprinkle each serving with parsley and then some of the grated cheese. Serve hot.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Very Lean Protein, 2 Carbohydrate (1 1/2 Bread/Starch, 1 Vegetable).

Nutrition Facts: 226 calories (16% calories from fat), 20 g protein, 4 g total fat (0.9 g saturated fat), 26 g carbohydrates, 7 g dietary fiber, 27 mg cholesterol, 253 mg sodium.

Source:
Diabetic Recipes at http://www.diabetic-recipes.com

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