Minestrone is glorified vegetable soup. It’s usually made with whatever is in season and often contains pasta or rice and always has beans in it. I’m not a really big of this soup in restaurants as it’s usually served very thin with a ton of pasta and not much in the way of vegetables and also usually has a beef base which I don’t like. I made mine with vegetable stock but feel free to make yours with chicken or beef if you have that instead. This recipe makes about 8 servings but could be easily scaled down.

Minestrone Soup

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Ingredients

 1 onion, diced

 3 cloves garlic, minced

 3 carrots, diced

 2 celery stalks, diced

 1 zucchini, diced

 28 oz canned tomatoes

 4 cups vegetable broth

 2 cups water

 14 oz white beans

 1 cup small pasta

 ½ tsp oregano

 1 tsp dried basil

 olive oil

 salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1

Heat olive oil in a large stockpot. Add onion, garlic, carrot, and celery and cook for about 5 minutes, or until lightly browned.

2

Add in zucchini and diced tomatoes along with vegetable broth and water. Simmer for 15 minutes.

3

Add beans, pasta, and spinach and simmer for another 20 minutes or until pasta is fully cooked

4

Season soup with salt and pepper and serve warm.

Ingredients

Ingredients

 1 onion, diced

 3 cloves garlic, minced

 3 carrots, diced

 2 celery stalks, diced

 1 zucchini, diced

 28 oz canned tomatoes

 4 cups vegetable broth

 2 cups water

 14 oz white beans

 1 cup small pasta

 ½ tsp oregano

 1 tsp dried basil

 olive oil

 salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

Directions

1

Heat olive oil in a large stockpot. Add onion, garlic, carrot, and celery and cook for about 5 minutes, or until lightly browned.

2

Add in zucchini and diced tomatoes along with vegetable broth and water. Simmer for 15 minutes.

3

Add beans, pasta, and spinach and simmer for another 20 minutes or until pasta is fully cooked

4

Season soup with salt and pepper and serve warm.

Notes

Minestrone Soup

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