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minestrone soup

Recipe by
June Campbell
North Vancouver, BC

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.

method Stove Top

Ingredients For minestrone soup

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

How To Make minestrone soup

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