Try home cooking this simple and hearty Minestrone Soup recipe! It is a great soup to prepare in bulk because it freezes easily for meal prep. Use your favorite small pasta and fresh potatoes and vegetables… Let’s make it…
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Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make this soup recipe…
- 2 cups pasta, small
- 4 oz pancetta, diced
- 2 tbsp butter, salted
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 4 carrots, diced
- 2 stalks of celery, diced
- 2 russet potatoes, diced
- 2 tsp garlic salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1 bay leaf
- 26 oz crushed tomatoes
- 48 oz chicken stock
- 15 oz cannellini beans, canned, rinsed
Ideas for serving
- 3 cups fresh spinach leaves
- 2 tbsp pesto
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- Warm rolls or baguettes
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Detailed recipe steps
- Boil the pasta to al dente, drain and set aside.
- Add Pancetta and butter to a large soup pot or dutch oven on medium heat. Stir regularly until pancetta begins to brown, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add vegetables: onions, carrots, celery, potatoes and stir for 1 minute.
- Lower heat to medium-low and add spices and herbs: garlic salt, black pepper, thyme, and bay leaf. Stir occasionally for 5-10 minutes. Veggies will soften and become translucent and fragrant, but should not burn.
- Add in the crushed tomatoes and chicken stock and turn the heat to medium-high. Bring to a light boil, then reduce heat to a medium-low and simmer covered, for 25 minutes.
- Remove bay leaf and add beans until cooked, about 3-5 minutes.
- Right before serving, add as much pasta as desired to a soup bowl. Add piping hot soup, and a handful of spinach. Let spinach wilt a couple minutes, or until cool enough to enjoy. Serve with a dollop of pesto, sprinkle of parmesan cheese, and warm rolls or baguette.
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Easy Minestrone Soup Recipe
Try home cooking this simple and hearty Minestrone Soup recipe! It is a great soup to prepare in bulk because it freezes easily for meal prep. Use your favorite small pasta and fresh potatoes and vegetables… Let’s make it…
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Servings: 4 people
Calories: 718kcal
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Ingredients
- 2 cups pasta small
- 4 oz pancetta diced
- 2 tbsp butter salted
- 1 large yellow onion diced
- 4 medium carrots diced
- 2 medium celery stalks diced
- 2 medium russet potatoes diced
- 2 tsp garlic salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper freshly ground
- ½ tbsp thyme leaves fresh
- 1 bay leaf
- 26 oz crushed tomatoes
- 48 oz chicken stock
- 15 oz cannellini beans canned, drained and rinsed
Ideas for serving
- 3 cups fresh spinach leaves
- 2 tbsp pesto optional, substitute 1 tbsp dried Italian herbs
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- warm rolls or baguettes
Instructions
- Boil the pasta to al dente, drain and set aside.
- Add Pancetta and butter to a large soup pot or dutch oven on medium heat. Stir regularly until pancetta begins to brown, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add vegetables: onions, carrots, celery, potatoes and stir for 1 minute.
- Lower heat to medium-low and add spices and herbs: garlic salt, black pepper, thyme, and bay leaf. Stir occasionally for 5-10 minutes. Veggies will soften and become translucent and fragrant, but should not burn.
- Add in the crushed tomatoes and chicken stock and turn the heat to medium-high. Bring to a light boil, then reduce heat to a medium-low and simmer covered, for 25 minutes.
- Remove bay leaf and add beans until cooked, about 3-5 minutes.
- Right before serving, add as much pasta as desired to a soup bowl. Add piping hot soup, and a handful of spinach. Let spinach wilt a couple minutes, or until cool enough to enjoy. Serve with a dollop of pesto, sprinkle of parmesan cheese, and warm rolls or baguette.
Notes
See the recipe: https://sipbitego.com/minestrone-soup
Watch the full-length YouTube recipe video on Sip Bite Go’s YouTube channel.
Nutrition
Calories: 718kcal | Carbohydrates: 94g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 2594mg | Potassium: 1845mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 13147IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 301mg | Iron: 8mg
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