Chef John's Minestrone Soup

Name: Chef John's Minestrone Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 3 ounces chopped pancetta; 1 onion, diced; 1 cup diced celery; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 4 cups chicken broth; 2 cups water, plus more as needed; 1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes, crushed fine; 1 cup cranberry beans, shelled; 2 cups chopped cabbage, or more to taste; 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 bunch Swiss chard, chopped; 2/3 cup ditalini pasta; salt and ground black pepper; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling; 1/4 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley

Chef John's Minestrone Soup was pinched from <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chef-Johns-Minestrone-Soup/Detail.aspx" target="_blank">allrecipes.com.</a>

""This is the type of dish I never make the same way twice, but I hope you give this amazing minestrone recipe a try soon, but only once."..."

INGREDIENTS

•

2 tablespoons olive oil

•

3 ounces chopped pancetta

•

1 onion, diced

•

1 cup diced celery

•

4 cloves garlic, minced

•

4 cups chicken broth

•

2 cups water, plus more as needed

•

1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes, crushed fine

•

1 cup cranberry beans, shelled

•

2 cups chopped cabbage, or more to taste

•

1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained

•

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste

•

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

•

2 teaspoons salt

•

1 bunch Swiss chard, chopped

•

2/3 cup ditalini pasta

•

salt and ground black pepper

•

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling

•

1/4 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

•

1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley

Go To Recipe

Rate

Comments & Reviews

Just A Pinch Sweepstakes