Easy Minestrone

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic , chopped, or more to taste
• 2 onions , chopped
• 5 carrots , sliced
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cans diced tomatoes with garlic and oregano , 15 ounce
• 0.5 cups red wine , Optional
• 1 package frozen green beans , 16 ounce
• 1 can pinto beans , 15 ounce
• 1 package frozen chopped spinach , 10 ounce
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
• salt and pepper to taste
• 0.5 cups seashell pasta , or more to taste
• 0.25 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese , or to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add onion; cook and stir until slightly softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add carrots and stir until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.

2. 2

   Pour in chicken broth and diced tomatoes; bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Add red wine, reduce the heat to low, and stir in green beans, pinto beans, spinach, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to medium-low and continue to simmer until vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes.

3. 3

   Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook seashell pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain pasta, then stir into soup. Ladle soup into bowls and top with Parmesan cheese.