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Minestrone Soup Recipe
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Servings: 4 large servings (3 quarts, 12 cups)
Calories: 345kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup white onion diced
- 1 stalk celery diced
- 1 medium carrot diced
- 1 small zucchini diced
- ¾ cup mushrooms diced (I like to use Portabello and/or white button)
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups fresh spinach chopped (or 1 cup frozen) (or kale)
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 28 ounces diced tomato large can
- 15 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 can great northern beans drained and rinsed
- 4 cups low sodium vegetable stock (learn how to make your own below!) (increase to 6 cups if you like thinner soups)
- 1 cup small pasta of choice (ditalini, small shells, etc)
- 1 Parmesan cheese rind (approximately 3 inches) (optional, not vegan)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in large pot on medium heat. Add onion, carrots, and celery and cook until translucent, approximately 5 minutes.
- Add zucchini, mushrooms, and spinach and cook until they begin to soften, approximately 3 minutes.
- Add garlic, basil, oregano, salt, pepper to vegetables and stir. Let the spices sauté for approximately 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beans, Parmesan rind, and stock to pot. Raise heat to high and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- While simmering, cook pasta in separate pot as per package directions until al dente.
- Remove remaining cheese rind if used. Stir in the pasta and season with salt and pepper as needed.
Notes
Learn how to make your own vegetable stock here!
*If you are using a larger shape of pasta, such as medium shells, rotini, etc., you may want to increase the volume of dry pasta to 1 1/2 cups.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving (1/4) | Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 2087mg | Potassium: 1505mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 5274IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 211mg | Iron: 7mg
