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Need an easy way to make minestrone soup broth? Use V8, says Bridget Lancaster from America’s Test Kitchen: “Somebody just mentioned, ‘Why don’t we try V8, like the commercial says?’ And V8 was perfect. It gave just the right body to the minestrone, the right seasoning. It was an 8-for-1 instead of a 2-for-1 ingredient, because it has all of those flavors in one shot.” [more tips and recipe tricks from America’s Test Kitchen]

i use v8 in my chili and tomato-y all the time. it’s perfect.

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