Wastebasket Soup Why is this baked version of Italian minestrone called Wastebasket Soup? It was found printed in a newspaper that was used as packing around a wastebasket mail-ordered from Pennsylvania.
1-1/2 lb. beef stew meat, cut into 1-in. cubes 1 cup coarsely chopped onion 2 Tbs. olive oil 1 tsp. minced garlic 1 tsp. salt 3 (10-1/2-oz.) cans condensed beef broth 3 cups water 1-1/2 tsp. dried Italian seasoning* 1 (15-oz.) can great Northern beans or navy beans, rinsed and drained 1 (14-1/2-oz.) can tomatoes, cut up 1-1/2 cups thinly sliced carrots 1 (6-oz.) can pitted ripe olives, drained 2 cups sliced zucchini 1 cup dried small pasta shells Grated Parmesan cheese (optional) In a 4-quart Dutch oven, combine beef, onion, oil, garlic, and salt. Bake, uncovered, in a 400º oven for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 350º Carefully stir broth, water, and Italian seasoning into the beef mixture. Cover and bake about 1 hour more or until beef is almost tender. Stir in beans, tomatoes, carrots, and olives. Cover and bake 20 minutes more Stir in zucchini and pasta. Cover and bake about 20 minutes more or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle each serving with Parmesan cheese, if desired. Makes 8 to 10 main-dish servings. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Ever feel sad or cry for no reason at all? Depression. Narrated by Kate Hudson. http://us.click.yahoo.com/LLQ_sC/esnJAA/E2hLAA/4uhylB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> <a href= http://www.worldfamousrecipes.com/ >World Famous Recipes</a> <a href= http://www.worldfamousrecipes.com/index.php >Famous Recipes</a> <a href= http://home.att.net/~wbaustin/famous.html >Famous Quotes</a> <a href= http://www.recipesrecipe.com/ >Famous Recipes</a> <a href= http://www.vendingmachines.tk/ >Vending Machines</a> <a href= http://www.navending.com/compare.htm >Vending Machines</a> <a href= http://www.recipes.tk/ >Famous Recipes</a> <a href= http://www.quotesquotes.com/ >Famous Quotes</a> <a href= http://www.worldfamousrecipes.com/chicken-recipes.html >Chicken Recipes</a> <a href= http://home.att.net/~quotations/ >Famous Quotes</a> <a href= http://www.worldfamousrecipes.com/crockpot-recipes.html >Crockpot Recipes</a> <a href= http://www.azhttp.com/ >High Tech</a> <a href= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicken-recipes-mailing-list/ >Chicken Recipes</a> <a href= http://quotations.home.att.net/ >Famous Quotes</a> <a href= http://www.quotes-world.com/ >Famous Quotes</a> <a href= http://groups.yahoo.com/group/famous-quotes-/ >Famous Quotes</a> <a href= http://h.webring.com/hub?ring=fquotes/ >Famous Quotes</a> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/world-famous-recipes/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
