Minestrone Soup
Minestrone Soup

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, minestrone soup. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Minestrone Soup is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Minestrone Soup is something which I have loved my whole life.

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 recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook minestrone soup using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Minestrone Soup:
  1. Take 1/2 yellow onion, diced
  2. Get 2 cloves garlic, minced
  3. Make ready 1 large rib celery, sliced
  4. Make ready 1 medium carrot, diced
  5. Make ready 2 tsp dried basil
  6. Get 1 tsp dried thyme
  7. Take 1 tsp dried oregano
  8. Get 32 oz diced tomatoes (2 cans)
  9. Take 3 tbsp tomato paste
  10. Take 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. Get 1/2 cup ditalini pasta
  15. Prepare 1 medium zucchini, sliced
  16. Prepare 1-2 cups baby spinach
  17. Make ready 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.

Steps 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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