Beef Minestrone

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 6 cups water
• 1 cup potato, peeled chopped
• 1 cup tomato, chopped
• 1 cup cabbage, shredded
• 1 cup carrot, chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1/4 cup long grain rice, uncooked
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 5 teaspoons parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender; drain. add the water, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, celery, rice, thyme, bay leaf and cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• 2 discard bay leaf. sprinkle each serving with 1/2 teaspoon of parmesan.