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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat the oil in a heavy 4-quart saucepan over med-high heat. | 2. Add the onion, garlic, carrot, and celery and cook until they begin to soften, 2-3 minutes. | 3. Add the potato and zucchini and stir well to combine. | 4. Stir in the tomatoes and broth, turn the heat to high and bring to a boil. | 5. Decrease heat to med-low, partially cover the pan, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. | 6. Add the macaroni and cook, stirring frequently to prevent it from sticking to the bottom, until it is tender, about 10 minutes. | 7. Add the spinach and basil, stir well to combine, and cook 5 minutes longer. | 8. Season with salt and pepper to taste. | 9. Serve with cheese. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2	teaspoons		79.56	0.0	0.0	9.0
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
garlic clove	1		minced	-	-	-	-
carrot	1		chopped	25.01	5.8438	0.5673	0.1464
celery rib	1		chopped	-	-	-	-
russet potato	1		peeled diced	-	-	-	-
zucchini	1		diced	33.32	6.0956	2.3716	0.6272
tomato	1	cup	canned chopped	41.4	9.18	2.16	0.36
chicken broth	4	cups	defatted	312.48	7.56	44.5536	10.4832
macaroni	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
spinach leaf	4	cups	rinsed chopped	180.96	26.2704	22.6512	3.5568
basil	1/2	cup	chopped	2.76	0.318	0.37799999999999995	0.0768
salt				-	-	-	-
black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
parmigiano reggiano cheese	2	tablespoons	grated	-	-	-	-

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