minestrone soup

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North Vancouver, BC
Updated on May 4, 2020

This Minestroni soup is fast, economical, healthy and delicious. Its vegan since most packaged pasta is vegan. Moreover, this soup could be made gluten free if you used quinoa instead of pasta. It lends itself well to substitutions. I added a few garlic cloves with the onions at the beginning, and I used white kidney beans since cannellini wasn't available at the time.

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion,chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/2 bunch swiss chard or spinach, chopped
  • 140 grams cabbage, sliced
  • 2 medium carrots, chopped
  • 5 cups water or veggie broth
  • 1 can tomatoes, 14 ounce can
  • 1 1/2 cups small pasta such as ditalini
  • 1 can cannellini or cranberry beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

How To Make minestrone soup

  • Step 1
    Heat the oil in a large pot.Stir in the onion and cook until translucent.
  • Step 2
    Stir in the spices and seasonings and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  • Step 3
    Add greens, cabbage and carrots and cook until carrots start to become tender, about 8 minutes. Stir often.
  • Step 4
    Add water (or broth) and tomatoes and pasta. Simmer, stirring from time to time, until the pasta is al dente.
  • Step 5
    Stir in beans and vinegar and heat.

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