Preparation time
20 minutes
Ready in
1 hr 35 min
Cooking Time: about 1 hour, 15 minutes
Makes
8 to 10 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil
- 3 Ontario Onions, coarsely chopped
- 3 Ontario Leeks, trimmed and thinly sliced
- 3 each Ontario Potatoes and Ontario Carrots, diced
- 2 cloves Ontario Garlic, minced
- 3 cups (750 mL) Ontario Cabbage, thinly sliced
- 7 cups (1.75 L) chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 oz (250 g) piece smoked Ontario Ham
- 5 oz (125 g) chunk chorizo (or other spicy sausage)
- 1 can (19 oz/540 mL) tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (19 oz/540 mL) kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) elbow macaroni
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped fresh Ontario Parsley, preferably flat-leaf
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
In large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook onions and leeks for 10 minutes, stirring often. Stir in potatoes, carrots, garlic and cabbage. Add broth, bay leaf, ham and chorizo; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
Remove ham and chorizo; dice and return to pot. Add tomatoes and kidney beans, breaking up tomatoes with wooden spoon. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add macaroni; simmer until al dente, about 10 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Stir in parsley, salt and pepper to taste.
Nutritional Information
1 Serving (When recipe serves 10):
- Protein: 15 grams
- Fat: 9 grams
- Carbohydrate: 37 grams
- Calories: 290
- Source Of Fibre