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• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 45 minutes, Preparation Time - 15 minutes

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| 1. Heat vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add ground beef; cook and stir until beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease. | 2. Transfer ground beef mixture to an 8-quart stockpot; add chicken broth, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, and carrots. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until carrots are partially cooked, 10 minutes. Add zucchini, bell pepper, basil, oregano, salt, and black pepper; simmer until carrots are tender, about 10 more minutes. | 3. Stir broccoli and macaroni into soup; simmer until macaroni is cooked through but firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Garnish with Parmesan cheese to serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
vegetable oil	1	tablespoon		117.23200000000001	0.0	0.0	13.6
onion	1		diced	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic	2	cloves	minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
beef	1	pound	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
chicken broth	1	can	low sodium	94.55	2.2875	13.481	3.1719999999999997
tomato	2	cans	diced	80.4198	17.3796	3.9316	0.8936
tomato sauce	2	cups		-	-	-	-
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
carrot	2	cups	diced	104.96	24.5248	2.3808	0.6144
zucchini	1		sliced quartered	2.31	0.3421	0.2981	0.044000000000000004
green bell pepper	1		diced	-	-	-	-
basil	1	tablespoon		0.6095	0.0702	0.0835	0.017
oregano	1 1/2	teaspoons		3.975	1.0338	0.135	0.0642
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
broccoli	1	cup	chopped	30.94	6.0424	2.5662	0.3367
elbow macaroni	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/4	cup	shredded	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.