Blue Zone_s Minestrone

Ingredients:

• 1/3 lbs dry garbanzo beans

• 1/3 lbs dry white beans

• 1/3 lbs dry pinto or red beans

• 1.5 cups 1-2” cubed potatoes

• 6-8 cups of water or veg stock if you like it richer

• 1 medium onion, chopped

• 5 stalks celery chopped

• 5 carrots, chopped

• 8 cloves garlic, chopped,

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 tsp oregano

• 2 tbs olive oil

• 1 tsp red or black pepper (red makes it hotter)

• 1 – 14 oz can of chopped tomatoes or 5 Roma tomatoes

• Salt to taste

Directions:

1. I like to soak beans overnight or if you forget, Microwave dry beans in a bowl of water as you chop the other ingredients.

2. Sauté all vegetables in olive oil over low heat until onions are clear.

3. Add beans and a can of tomatoes, potatoes, oregano, bay leaf and slow cook until beans are tender.

4. I let it cook on extremely low heat all day, adjusting water so it’s thicker than a soup and thinner than a stew. (For quicker soup

5. pressure cook or use an instapot for 5 minutes and let cooker cool naturally)

6. Finish with avocado when serving.

7. Freeze leftovers in single-serving glass Tupperware.

Notes:

• More healthy recipes here: https://danbuettner.com/recipes/