I wanted a minestrone soup recipe that I could make with staples I always have on hand. This has become a family favorite, so I always make enough to freeze.
Prep
32 min
Cook
92 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic
, chopped, or more to taste
2 onions
, chopped
5 carrots
, sliced
4 cups chicken broth
2
, 15 ounce
0.5 cups red wine
, Optional
1
, 16 ounce
1
, 15 ounce
1
, 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
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
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
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.
Nutrition per serving
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