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      Title: "Forgotten" Minestrone
 Categories: Soup, Beef, Crockpot, Diabetic
      Yield: 8 servings
 
      1 lb Lean beef stew meat
      6 c  Water
      1 cn (28 oz.) tomatoes with
           ;liquid, cut up
      1 ea Beef bouillon cube
      1 md Onion, chopped
      2 T  Minced dried parsley
  2 1/2 ts Salt,optional
  1 1/2 ts Ground thyme
    1/2 ts Pepper
      1 md Zucchini, thinly sliced
      1 cn (16 oz.) garbanzo beans,
           ;drained
      1 c  Uncooked small elbow or
           ;shell macaroni
    1/4 c  Grated Parmesan cheese (opt)
 
  In a slow cooker, combine beef, water, tomatoes, bouillon, onion,
  parsley, salt if desired, thyme and pepper.  Cover and cook on low
  for 7-9 hours or until meat is tender.  Add zucchini, cabbage, beans
  and macaroni; cook on high, covered, 30-45 minutes more, or until the
  vegetables are tender.  Sprinkle individual servings with Parmesan
  cheese if desired.
  
  Diabetic Exchanges:  One serving (without added salt and Parmesan
  cheese) equals 2 vegetable, 1-1/2 starch, 1 meat.
  
  Also, 246 CALORIES, 453mg SODIUM, 33mg CHOLESTEROL, 30gm CARBOHYDRATE,
  19gm PROTEIN, 6gm FAT.
  
  From "Taste of Home" magazine, Collector's Edition (advertisement copy
  used to entice subscribers).
  
  Typed for you by Iris Grayson
 
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