Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, minestrone soup. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Minestrone soup is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Minestrone soup is something which I have loved my whole life.
Minestrone (/ˌmɪnɪsˈtroʊni/; Italian: [mineˈstroːne]) is a thick soup of Italian origin made with vegetables, often with the addition of pasta or rice, sometimes both. Common ingredients include beans, onions, celery, carrots, stock, and tomatoes. Minestrone soup is an Italian classic!
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook minestrone soup using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Minestrone soup:
- Prepare 2 tbsp olive oil
- Get 1 medium onion diced
- Prepare 2 large carrots peeled and chopped
- Get 2 stalks celery chopped
- Get 1 clove garlic minced
- Make ready 1 bag (5 oz) fresh baby spinach washed and trimmed
- Make ready 1 large russet potato peeled and cubed
- Get 1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes
- Get 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- Take 1 can (15 oz) kidney beans
- Prepare 4 (14 oz) cans low sodium chicken stock
- Make ready 1 cup short cut pasta
- Take 6-7 basil leaves
Minestrone Soup I. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Minestrone soup cooks in one pot with a vegetable broth tomato base and then loaded with fresh vegetables, beans, and tender small shell pasta. This is honestly the best Minestrone Soup! Vegetarian minestrone soup packed with veggies like celery, carrots, green beans and spinach and simmered in a flavorful, Italian seasoned tomato broth.
Instructions to make Minestrone soup:
- In a large heavy bottom soup pot heat the olive oil on medium heat and sauté the pancetta until crispy, just a couple minutes. Once the pancetta is crispy remove from the pan and set aside.
- Add the chopped onion, carrots and celery and sauté until the vegetables start to cook down and caramelize about 3 minutes, add the potato and garlic and sauté for 3 to 5 minutes, you want all the vegetables to get a golden brown color all over.
- Add the kidney beans, diced tomatoes, tomato puree and the chicken stock, place a lid on the pan turn the heat to medium high and cook for 30 minutes.
- When all the vegetables are cooked (mixture should be slightly thicker) season with salt and pepper to taste and add the pasta (cook the pasta according to package instructions) when the pasta is about 2 minutes away from being done add the spinach and basil, cook just until the spinach is wilted . Serve with good crusty Italian bread and add some shredded Parmesan cheese if you'd like
This healthy and quick Minestrone Soup is the best! I have been so excited to share my Minestrone Soup recipe with you all. It is a fast and healthy version made with zucchini and fresh basil. Minestrone Soup Variations Swap the spinach for Swiss chard or baby kale. To keep this low-carb, omit the pasta, you honestly won't miss it with everything else in this soup.
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