Minestrone is a thick soup of Italian origin made with vegetables, often with the addition of pasta or rice. It is a completely healthy and delicious soup.
Ingredients
- Vegetable stock 4-5 cups
- Diced Tomatoes – 1 can (or you can use blanch and chop fresh tomatoes and use them)
- Onion – 1 (chopped)
- Garlic – 4 cloves (minced)
- Vegetables of your choice – 2 cups (carrots, potato, zucchini, celery and cabbage.)
- Beans – 1/2 cup (You can use any beans)
- Leafy green vegetable – 2 cups packed
- Pasta – 3/4 cup
- Dried Italian Herbs – 2 tsp
- Red Pepper Flakes – 1/2 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – 2 tsp
For Garnishing - Cheese (grated)
- Fresh Basil leaves or Parsley (chopped) or spring onions
How to make Minestrone Soup
- 1. Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pot. Sauté the garlic and onions till it sweats.
- 2. Add the vegetable stock and bring it to a boil.
- 3. Add the vegetables, and cooked beans and cook till the veggies are tender.
- 4. Add the seasoning (dried herbs), salt, red pepper flakes, and the can of diced tomatoes. Boil again.
- 5. Now add the pasta and the greens. Cook for 15-20 minutes till the pasta is tender. Add more water if you feel the soup is thick.
- 6. Decorate with seasoning and serve hot.
