Minute Minestrone

Ingredients

• 29 ounce tomatoes diced with basil, garlic, and oregano, undrained canned
• 15.8 ounce cannellini beans rinsed drained canned
• 10 ounce vegetables mixed frozen
• 1 teaspoon pepper 
• 0.5 cup pesto sauce 
• 1.5 cups quick-cooking brown rice uncooked
• 23 ounce vegetable juice canned
• 2 cups water 

Equipment

• dutch oven

Directions

1. Bring first 6 ingredients to a boil in a Dutch oven. Stir in rice; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
2. Remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Stir in pesto.