Minestrone Soup
Minestrone Soup

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, minestrone soup. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Minestrone Soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Minestrone Soup is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the celery and carrot and cook until they. This famous Italian soup has been much imitated around the world with very different results. The homemade version is a delicious revelation and is also extremely healthy, as it has pasta, beans and fresh vegetables.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have minestrone soup using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Minestrone Soup:
  1. Make ready 1/2 yellow onion, diced
  2. Prepare 2 cloves garlic, minced
  3. Prepare 1 large rib celery, sliced
  4. Get 1 medium carrot, diced
  5. Make ready 2 tsp dried basil
  6. Make ready 1 tsp dried thyme
  7. Prepare 1 tsp dried oregano
  8. Make ready 32 oz diced tomatoes (2 cans)
  9. Make ready 3 tbsp tomato paste
  10. Get 5 cups chicken broth
  11. Get 1 bay leaf
  12. Prepare 1 can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  13. Prepare 1 can cannellini or great northern beans, rinsed and drained
  14. Make ready 1/2 cup ditalini pasta
  15. Take 1 medium zucchini, sliced
  16. Get 1-2 cups baby spinach
  17. Take to taste Kosher salt and pepper

Serve with a spoonful of basil pesto, parmesan and grilled bread. It's like every week I'm posting a new soup or stew recipe! Essentially, minestrone is a thick, hearty variety of vegetable soup, thanks to the addition of beans and sometimes pasta or rice. Tomatoes, carrots, onion, and celery are usually included, with other vegetables added at the cook's discretion.

Instructions to make Minestrone Soup:
  1. Heat olive oil in a heavy soup pot or Dutch oven. Add onion, garlic, carrots, and celery. Saute several minutes until vegetables are softened.
  2. Add basil, oregano, and thyme. Saute for additional minute.
  3. Add diced tomatoes, bay leaf, chicken broth, kidney beans, and cannellini beans.
  4. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 25 minutes.
  5. Stir in dry pasta and zucchini, and cook for an additional 10 minutes until pasta is al dente. Add spinach and wilt for 1 minute.
  6. Season to taste with kosher salt and pepper. Can be served immediately or kept covered in the fridge for a few days.

Essentially, minestrone is a thick, hearty variety of vegetable soup, thanks to the addition of beans and sometimes pasta or rice. Tomatoes, carrots, onion, and celery are usually included, with other vegetables added at the cook's discretion. Italian Minestrone soup is made with seasonal veggies, legumes and small pasta shape or rice. The beauty of this soup is that you can make it a hundred times and have it taste different every time you make it. Minestrone soup is an Italian classic!

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