Enriched Minestrone with Chickpeas and Grains.
Today I want to offer you a vegan and vegetarian dish, but also a great complete meal for anyone.
We all know the benefits that fibers from vegetables bring to our bodies, and the carbohydrates contained in grains and legumes, but also the richness they have in proteins.
Here below I propose both the traditional cooking and the Bimby method.

Thought for you:

Cost: Very economical
Rest time: 5 Minutes
Preparation time: 15 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Slow cooking
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

375.15 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 375.15 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 58.83 (g) of which sugars 6.49 (g)
Proteins 12.35 (g)
Fat 9.82 (g) of which saturated 1.01 (g)of which unsaturated 0.03 (g)
Fibers 9.40 (g)
Sodium 76.69 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 400 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

1 oz onion
1.8 oz carrot
1 stalk celery
14 oz frozen minestrone
10.5 oz cooked chickpeas, boiled (or canned)
7 oz grain mix
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp broth cube
1 quart water
1 chili peppers (optional)

Enriched Minestrone with Chickpeas and Grains

Tools

Pot
1 Knife

Preparation: Enriched Minestrone with Chickpeas and Grains

Traditional cooking

Start by peeling the celery, carrot, and onion, and make a mince.
In a pot, put the mince and EVO oil, and let it flavor for 3 minutes.
After that, add the minestrone, water, and broth cube.
and the chickpeas, stir and cook for about 10 minutes, covered.
At this point, add the grain mix to the pot, or choose a single type of grain.
Cook for the time indicated on the box, about 12 minutes
Now that the grains are cooked, let them rest in the pot for 5 minutes.
Serve with the addition of chili pepper according to your taste.
Here is the Enriched Minestrone with Chickpeas and Grains, cooked traditionally.
Put the roughly chopped onion, carrot, and celery in the bowl, chop: 5 sec./speed 7. Gather with a spatula.
Add the extra virgin olive oil and flavor: 3 min./250°F/speed 1.
Add the minestrone, add water and broth cube, cook: 15 min./212°F/speed 1.
Add the grain mix, cook: according to the time on the package/212°F/speed 1.
At the end of cooking, let the dish rest for 5 minutes in the bowl.
Serve with the addition of chili pepper according to your taste.
Here is the Enriched Minestrone with Chickpeas and Grains, cooked with Bimby TM6.