Vegetable Minestrone Soup

Cooking Time : 30 minutes

Very Healthy : ✅ | Vegetarian : ❌ | Vegan : ❌

Summary :

If you want to add more Mediterranean recipes to your recipe box, Vegetable Minestrone Soup might be a recipe you should try. This recipe serves 4 and costs $1.24 per serving. One portion of this dish contains approximately 19g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 412 calories. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up basil, tomato, carrots, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Foodista. It works best as a main course, and is done in about 30 minutes. 1 person were impressed by this recipe. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 91%, which is awesome. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Vegetable Minestrone Soup, Easy Vegetable Minestrone Soup, and Vegetable Garden Minestrone Soup.

Ingredients

bay leaf

Amount: 1

cannellini beans

Amount: 14 g

carrots

Amount: 4

basil

Amount: 1.5 tsps

elbow macaroni

Amount: 6 g

ground pepper

Amount: 1 tsp

olive oil

Amount: 2 tsps

onion

Amount: 1

parmesan cheese

Amount: 1 tsp

salt

Amount: 1.5 tsps

tomato

Amount: 28 g

zucchini

Amount: 2

Instruction

Step 1 : In a deep sauce pan or pot, heat about 2 tsps of oil or butter.

Step 2 : Add bay leaf. When the bay leaf begins to splutter, add finely chopped onions and saute for a couple of mins until the onions are translucent.In the meanwhile, boil water with a pinch of salt in another pot.

Step 3 : Add pasta and cook for about 6 to 7 mins. When done, drain all the water and set the pasta aside.

Step 4 : Add the chopped zucchini and chopped carrots to the sauteed onions. Now, add salt and ground pepper and saute for a couple of mins. Empty the diced tomato cans into the sauce pan now.

Step 5 : Add the remaining spices red chilli powder and dried basil to the tomatoes. Cover and let cook for at least 5 mins.Empty the cannellini beans into a bowl. Rinse under running water to drain out all the canned liquid and add the beans to the sauce pan. Also, add the cooked pasta now.

Step 6 : Add about 2 cups of water, cover and let cook for about 15 mins. Give a taste test and adjust salt if needed.

Step 7 : Serve with a hint of grated Parmesan cheese as garnish and some bread to dip into it!