Minestrone with Cannellini Beans & Whole-Wheat Pasta
A vegetable minestrone with cannellini beans, small whole-wheat pasta, carrot, zucchini and spinach in a tomato broth — 14 g of fibre and 18 g of protein for 445 calories.
A vegetable minestrone with cannellini beans, small whole-wheat pasta, carrot, zucchini and spinach in a tomato broth delivers 14g of fibre and 18g of protein for 445 calories.
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Fourteen grams of fibre in a bowl of soup.
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Ingredients (1 serving)
- Canned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed — 100 g
- Whole-wheat small pasta, dry — 30 g
- Carrot, diced — 50 g
- Zucchini, diced — 80 g
- Celery, diced — 40 g
- Onion, diced — 40 g
- Canned diced tomatoes — 100 g
- Baby spinach — 30 g
- Olive oil — 10 ml
- Parmesan, grated — 10 g
- Vegetable stock, low sodium — 300 ml
Macros per serving
- Calories: 445
- Protein: 18 g
- Fat: 13 g
- Carbs: 64 g
- Fiber: 14 g
Key micronutrients
- Fiber — ~14 g
- Vitamin A — ~400 µg RAE
- Iron — ~4 mg
Why it earns a spot in the rotation
- 14g of fibre in one bowl, from beans, whole-wheat pasta and vegetables.
- 18g of protein, with beans doing most of the work and a little Parmesan to finish.
- Vegetable-led: carrot, zucchini, celery, onion, tomato and spinach in a single pot.
- Low-sodium stock keeps the salt in your hands rather than the carton's.
Sources
AgeGen recipes are sourced from the USDA FoodData Central database. Macros are calculated per the ingredient panel; round to the gram.
