Minestrone Soup

minestrone soup
minestrone soup

Minestrone Soup

Here’s how to make this hearty and warming Italian soup.
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Course: Soup
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Minestrone, Soup
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 1 Onion diced
  • 2 Medium sized carrots diced
  • 3 Celery sticks diced
  • 2 tsps Oregano
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 4 Cloves of garlic finely chopped
  • 2 tbsps Tomato purée
  • 400 g Tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 1 litre Vegetable stock
  • 200 g Potato diced
  • 400 g Tin of haricot beans
  • 100 g Pasta I used chifferi rigati
  • ¼ Head of savoy cabbage shredded
  • 1 Red pepper diced
  • Small bunch of fresh basil torn
To serve: (optional)
  • 40 g Parmesan
  • Bread

Instructions

  • Place a large saucepan over a medium heat, add a little oil then add the carrot, onion, celery, oregano and bay leaves. Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have softened.
  • Add the chopped garlic and cook for a further minute. Stir in the tomato purée then cook for one more minute.
  • Pour in the chopped tinned tomatoes and the vegetable stock. Add the diced potato.
  • Bring it to the boil, then reduced to a simmer and cook for ten minutes.
  • Add the haricot beans and the pasta. Cook for ten more minutes, or until the pasta is cooked.
  • If it starts to look dry just add a bit of water. Once the pasta is cooked, stir in the cabbage and the red pepper. Taste for seasoning then cook for two more minutes.
  • Stir in the fresh basil before serving.
  • Serve with grated parmesan and some chunks of bread.

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