Italian vegetable and pasta stew^

8 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
Cooking Light 9-95
Carolyn Shaw 8-95
4cupsWater
2cupsChopped onion
cupQuartered small red
Potatoes
1cupDried Great Northern or navy
Beans
½cupSliced carrots
½cupQuartered mushrooms
½cupUncooked pearl barley
½poundsLean boneless round steak,
Cut in half inch pieces
1can(14.5 oz) pasta style chunky
Tomatoes, undrained
1can(14.5 oz) fat free beef
Broth
3clovesGarlic, chopped
1cupSliced zucchini
1cupTorn spinach
½cupUncooked alphabet or other
smallPasta
1tablespoonDried rosemary, crushed
1teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonRubbed sage
½teaspoonPepper
¼teaspoonGround nutmeg
½cupGrated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Combine first 11 ingredients (water through garlic) in slow cooker.

Cover and cook on high 6 hours. Add next 8 ingredients (zucchini through nutmeg); cover and cook on high an additional 30 minutes or until beans are tender. Ladle into soup bowls and sprinkle with cheese. Makes 8 1½ cup stew and 1 tablespoon cheese servings.

Per serving: 287 cal., 18.7 g protein, 3⅗ g (11%) fat, 45⅗ g carb., 7.3 g fiber, 20 mg chol., 4½ mg iron, 503 mg sodium, 168 mg calcium.

Submitted By CAROLYN SHAW On 09-07-95