Minestrone Soup

EVENT: SUNDAY FUNDAY
THEME: 30 MINUTES OR LESS
RECIPE: MINESTRONE SOUP

Minestrone Soup is a healthy, hearty, easy to make and comforting Italian Soup. This soup is perfect as lunch or dinner. One can add any seasonal vegetables to it along with some pasta or rice or both. Serve it with your favourite bread and some parmesan or cheddar cheese.

A Wholesome Meal

There’s nothing more comforting on a cold day like a bowl of some hearty wholesome soup. I love minestrone soup as it has everything in it, vegetables, pasta, beans, and cheese if you like. I usually use whatever vegetables are available in the market. Wholesome soups like Minestrone make an excellent meal. Its a good way to get kids to have vegetables. Use fresh tomato puree and tomatoes if possible. Don’t over cook the vegetables. Getting a bit of bite with every spoonful makes the soup more palatable.

Make Minestrone Soup Thick or Thin?

While I prefer the thick version, hubby loves it with more stock and a bit watery. However, I don’t compromise on the amount of vegetables and pasta I add.  Basically, I make it both ways, a little more soupy and thick too.

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Theme: 30 Minutes or Less

First Published on 26/06/2012, write up and photos re done on 12/12/2021

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Ingredients Required For Minestrone Soup

• Mixed Vegetables – use any of your choice like peas, green beans, corn, zucchini, cauliflower, zucchini, cabbage, kale, spinach, celery, bell pepper, squash, mushrooms, etc. To prepare the soup in a jiffy, I sometimes use frozen vegetables.
• Fresh Tomatoes – chopped
• Tomato Puree –  or passata. Use homemade or tinned.
• Onion – use any, white, red or yellow. Peeled and chopped
• Garlic – peeled and chopped
• Olive Oil
• Butter – optional
• Cooked Beans – use red or black kidney beans, cannellini beans, borlotti, etc.
• Pasta – use the smaller type so that it cooks faster. However, can add any you have at home.
• Stock – I use vegetable stock
• Salt
• Pepper
• Herbs – fresh or dried, any you have at hand
• Cheese – parmesan or cheddar to serve on top. Optional

Watch How To Prepare Minestrone Soup

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