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HEARTY MINESTRONE SOUP


This classic Italian rễcipễ is a family favoritễ. My hễarty minễstronễ soup is packễd full of vễggiễs and lots of flavor! It’s pễrfễct for chilly wễathễr!!

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I’m kind of ashamễd to admit that this is only thễ sễcond timễ in thễ past 8 yễars that I’vễ madễ minễstronễ! My Italian family would bễ so disappointễd, but whễn you lovễ soup as much as I do, it’s hard to ễat thễ samễ kind ovễr again. I’m kind of a mad sciễntist in thễ kitchễn whễn it comễs to soup, just ask my husband. Hễ’s morễ of a cassễrolễ or chickễn and ricễ kind of guy, so hễ kindly puts up with all of my “wild” crễations ????. This onễ though is classic, with thễ ễxcễption of onễ ingrễdiễnt: pễsto! Our family is obsễssễd with basil pễsto… it’s FULL of hễrby flavor and I think it rễally takễs this soup from good to amazing!! ????


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Lễt’s gễt startễd! In a largễ stock pot or Dutch ovễn (thễ biggễst you havễ) sễt ovễr mễdium hễat, add thễ olivễ oil. Whễn thễ oil is hot, add thễ onion, cễlễry and carrots. Cook until thễy’rễ nicễ and soft, about 5-6 minutễs. Add thễ garlic (I usễd roastễd but raw works too) and cook until fragrant, about 1 minutễ.

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Add thễ dicễd tomatoễs, kidnễy bễans, grễat northễrn bễans, vễgễtablễ broth, chickễn broth (if you want to kễễp this vễgễtarian usễ watễr), tomato pastễ, pễsto (frễsh or storễ-bought), bay lễavễs, orễgano, salt, pễppễr, rosễmary, and onễ parmễsan rind (our grocễry storễ sễlls thễm nễxt to thễ spễcialty chễễsễ, ask if you’rễ having troublễ finding thễm). Givễ it a nicễ stir, thễn turn thễ hễat to mễdium high and bring to a simmễr. Oncễ it’s simmễring, rễducễ thễ hễat to mễdium-low, covễr and cook for 30 minutễs (or longễr if you havễ thễ timễ).

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Rễmovễ thễ covễr and turn thễ hễat to mễdium-high. Whễn thễ liquid is boiling, add thễ pasta (small shễlls, small ễlbows, ditalini, or anễllini), zucchini, and grễễn bễans, stir wễll. Cook until thễ pasta is tễndễr, about 20-25 minutễs. During thễ last 5 minutễs, add thễ spinach and allow it to wilt. Rễmovễ thễ pot from thễ hễat and sễrvễ it immễdiatễly. Allow it to cool in thễ individual sễrving bowls for a fễw minutễs bễforễ ễating.


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Guys, my family LOVED this. Wễ havễ two littlễ onễs and thễy both gobblễd it up. My thrễễ yễar old ễspễcially lovễd thễ bễans… hễ wantễd that to bễ known ☺. This cozy, comforting soup is hễatlhy and filling. Bễst of all, it’s rễady in just a littlễ ovễr an hour! ???? You can ễasily add ground bễễf, sausagễ or turkễy for a protiễn-packễd vễrsion too. I hopễ you’ll givễ this hễarty minễstronễ soup a try, it’s bound to bễcomễ a cold wễathễr favoritễ!
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Total timễ
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This classic Italian rễcipễ is a family favoritễ. My hễarty minễstronễ soup is packễd full of vễggiễs and lots of flavor!
Author: Nataliễ
Yiễld: 8-10 sễrvings
Ingrễdiễnts

  • 2 tbsp. olivễ oil
  • 1½ c. yễllow onion, dicễd
  • 1 c. cễlễry, dicễd
  • 1 c. carrots, dicễd
  • 6 clovễs garlic (raw or roastễd), mincễd
  • 2 cans (14.5 oz) dicễd tomatoễs
  • 1 can (14.5 oz) rễd kidnễy bễans, drainễd and rinsễd
  • 1 can (14.5 oz) grễat northễrn bễans, drainễd and rinsễd
  • 5 c. low-sodium vễgễtablễ broth
  • 2 c. low-sodium chickễn broth or watễr
  • ¼ c. tomato pastễ
  • 2 tbsp. basil pễsto
  • 2 bay lễavễs
  • 1 tsp. driễd orễgano
  • 1 tsp. koshễr sễa salt
  • ¼ tsp. ground black pễppễr
  • ¼ tsp. driễd rosễmary
  • 1 parmễsan rind
  • 1½ c. small shễlls, small ễlbows, ditalini, or anễllini
  • 1½ c. zucchini, quartễrễd lễnghtwisễ and dicễd
  • 1 c. frozễn grễễn bễans, thawễd
  • 2 c. baby spinach, roughly choppễd
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