Autumn Harvest Minestrone With Bone Broth Vegan Option Availabl Food

AUTUMN VEGETABLE MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot, add the onions and cook for 5 minutes until they are translucent. Add the minced garlic, basil, oregano, carrots, celery, sweet potatoes and pumpkin. Cook the vegetables for 5 minutes, stirring often, then add the tomato purée, vegetable broth and bay leaf.
• Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the beans and pasta. Cook until the pasta and all the vegetables are tender. This will vary depending on the type and size of the pasta.
• Remove the bay leaf and season the minestrone with salt and pepper to taste before serving it with some fresh basil.

VEGGIE-PACKED AUTUMN MINESTRONE

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook until no longer pink and just turning brown, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the celery, carrots and onions and saute until translucent, about 15 minutes. Add the rosemary, tomato paste and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the stock, tomatoes, beans and bay leaf and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 40 minutes.
• Add the sweet potatoes and zucchini and simmer until cooked al dente, about 10 minutes more.
• Place 1/2 cup of baby spinach at the bottom of each serving bowl and ladle on a portion of bubbling hot soup. The heat from the soup will wilt the spinach perfectly. Serve with some freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and a squeeze of fresh lemon.

AUTUMN HARVEST MINESTRONE WITH BONE BROTH (VEGAN OPTION AVAILABL

Steps:

• Saute onion in olive oil until tender.
• Add broth, bullion, canned tomatoes, and tomato paste to slow cooker. Blend well.
• Add herbs and salt and pepper to taste.
• Add all vegetables. If there is not enough liquid to cover add more broth, or water and bullion if you are out of broth.
• Cook on low for 4-6 hours or until carrots are fork tender.
• If using pasta add to slow cooker last 15-20 minutes before serving.
• Serve hot with Parmesan cheese on top.

HARVEST MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Combine liquids,potato and garlic in large saucepan.
• Bring to boil over medium heat and cook until potato is tender (about 15 minutes) Mash potato slightly with fork.
• Add zucchini and kidney beans,heat thoroughly.
• Add seasonings.
• Ladle into 4 soup bowls and drizzle each serving with a small amount of olive oil.

AUTUMN MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a big pot over medium heat.
• Add the onions and garlic; stir and saute for 5 minutes.
• Add in the squash, celery, carrots, potatoes, oregano, salt, pepper, and water.
• Bring to a boil, lower heat and cook until potatoes are done (10 minutes or so).
• Add in the kale and beans; let simmer for 5-7 minutes or until kale is tender and the beans are heated; season to taste with additional salt/pepper if desired.
• Serve immediately.

AUTUMN VEGETABLE MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except rice and basil in a 3 1/2 to 6 quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting for 6 to 8 hours or until vegetables are tender.
• Stir in rice.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting for about 15 minutes or until rice is tender.

GASTRIC SLEEVE WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH EXTRA PROTEIN AND BONE BROTH

Steps:

• Heat oil in pan, if using pancetta or bacon add to pan now, add onion and cook till transclucent and fat is rendered from bacon/pancetta, add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, add the carrots, thyme, cayenne seeds and cook for about 2 minutes minutes, then add the chopped Escarole till wilted and.
• add the broth and beans and tomatoes, if using pepperoni instead of bacon or pancetta, add that now. Simmer for 15 minutes, add the zuchini or squash, red pepper and cook till soft. When done stir in parsely and basil leaves and parmesan cheese -- add salt if needed at this point.
• Puree the soup if you are on 1st stage of soft foods. Eat it like it is after that stage. It is filled with fiber, protein, good carbs, good fat and phytonutrients. The bone broth is a good gut healer. Since it has gelatin in it, it will thicken when cooled but is easily heated back to soupy consistency. This was my go to recipe for gastric sleeve patients, they seem to tolerate it very well.

MINERAL RICH BONE BROTH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place bones on pan and roast for one hour or till browned. Roasting gives rich flavor and debt of color.
• Place roasted bones, remaining ingredients and your optional ingredients in a 6 quart stock pot or crock pot cover with a gallon of filtered water.
• Heat the broth slowly and once the boil begins, reduce heat to its lowest point, so the broth just barely simmers.
• The first few hours of simmering, you'll need to skim the impurities that float to the surface with a fine-mesh skimmer. Discard. I find that Grass-fed and healthy animals does produce much less of scum as conventional animals.
• Do not allow the broth to come to a fast boil, and if more water is needed to keep the bones covered, add only hot water, not cold or lukewarm. The longer you cook the stock, the richer and more flavorful it will be. About 10 minutes before finishing the stock, add fresh herbs like parsley. This will impart additional mineral ions to the broth.
• Beef broth/stock: 48-72 hours.
• Poultry broth/stock: 24 hours.
• Fish broth: 8 hours.
• Remove from heat and let cool. Strain using a strainer to remove all the bits of bone and vegetable. When cool enough, store in a gallon size glass jar in the fridge for up to 5 days, Freeze for later use or can in pressure canner for up to a year.
• Grass fed broth doesn`t need to have the fat removed that would be your choice. But I would removed the fat from grain fed broths. Just chill the strained broth and when fat comes to top it will harden then just remove with spoon.
• FYI:You can add water and vinegar to the cooked bones and re-simmer for another 48-72 hours. ;) The bones are very generous. So generous that you can reuse bones for at least six times. Once the bones disintegrate and gave it their all. Start with fresh bones.
• Good Information:.
• http://www.westonaprice.org/food-features/broth-is-beautiful?qh=YTo2OntpOjA7czo0OiJib25lIjtpOjE7czo1OiJib25lcyI7aToyO3M6NToiYm9uZWQiO2k6MztzOjU6ImJyb3RoIjtpOjQ7czo2OiJicm90aHMiO2k6NTtzOjEwOiJib25lIGJyb3RoIjt9.
• Benefits of bone broth http://www.bonebroth.com/articles/1-benefits-of-bone-broth.