Minestrone

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons celery, thinly sliced
• 1 small garlic clove, chopped
• 8 ounces tomatoes
• 1/4 cup fine egg noodles
• 1/4 cup canned beans
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 4 ounces pepperoni, thinly sliced into quarters
• 1 cup water
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a medium microwave-safe dish; combine onion, celery and garlic.
• 2 cover tightly.
• 3 microwave at 100% for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until onion is tender.
• 4 remove from the oven.
• 5 stir in tomatoes with juice, noodles, beans, thyme, oregano, pepperoni and water.
• 6 add bouillon cube; recover.
• 7 microwave at 100% for 10 minutes or until noodles are tender, stirring once.
• 8 let stand 5 minutes.
• 9 to serve, sprinkle with cheese.