minestrone
I get rave reviews for this soup! It's fresh and healthy and easy on the waistline, so what more could a gal want?! I usually buy a large pre-made mirapoix from the grocery store and bagged spinach, so that shaves off a lot of the time because all I have to cut is parsley and zucchini, but when I take the time to dice the veggies myself I end up liking it better. You can use any kind of beans you like, (1 can ea. of light and 1 dark colored bean) or leave them out entirely. Enjoy ... if anybody ever tries it! lol
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yield
12 serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For minestrone
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2 Tbspolive oil
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1 lgonion, diced
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2 ccarrots, diced
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1 ccelery, diced
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4 clovegarlic
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1 czucchini, diced
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3 boxvegetable stock (32 oz)
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28 ozmuir fire roasted crushed tomatoes
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2 Tbsptomato paste
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2 Tbspred wine vinegar
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1/2 cred wine
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1 citalian parsley, chopped
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4 cfresh spinach (1 bag)
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1 pinchsalt and black pepper (to taste)
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1 Tbspbetter than bullion vegetable base
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1 cankidney beans, canned 16 oz
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1 cangreat northern beans, canned 16 oz
How To Make minestrone
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1Prep the veggies by dicing them all into very small similar size cubes.
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2Sautee the onion, carrots and celery on low heat in 2 TB olive oil, or the oil of your choice until the onions turn translucent and then add the diced garlic. Stir in the garlic and let sautee about 1 more minute, then add zucchini.
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3Add all remaining ingredients other than the beans and vegetable base, and let simmer for about 30 mimutes.
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4Drain and rinse the beans and then add to the pot. Stir in beans and 1/2 of vegetable base (I mix it in with about a 1/2 cup of the hot soup stock in a cup so that it blends in easily rather than plopping a lump into the soup). Stir and simmer for about 2-3 minutes to incorporate the stock and then taste the soup. If you want more flavor and salt, add the rest of the vegetable base mixed into the stock.
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5Simmer about 5 minutes so all the flavors can come together and then it's ready to serve.
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