Classic minestrone
2023-08-30
- Source: https://cookieandkate.com/classic-minestrone-soup-recipe/
- Servings: 6
- Prep time: 00:20:00
- Cook time: 00:45:00
- Ready in: 01:05:00
Utensils
- Small dish for garlic, oregano, and thyme
- Large bowl for onion, celery, and carrots
- Medium bowl for seasonal veggies
- Small dish for black pepper, red pepper flakes, and salt
- 1 cup for pasta
- Medium bowl for spinach
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
- 2 medium celery ribs, chopped
- 0.25 cup tomato paste
- 2 cups seasonal veggies (potatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, butternut squash, green beans, or peas)
- 4 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
- 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme
- 0.5 teaspoon dried oregano
- 28 oz diced or crushed tomatoes
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup whole grain small pasta
- 15 oz Great Northern Beans, cannellini beans, or garbanzo beans
- 2 cups baby spinach, chopped
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- freshly grated Parmesan (garnish)
Instructions
- Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in large pot over medium heat
- Add chopped onion, celery, carrot, tomato paste, and pinch of salt. Cook, stirring often, until veggies are tender. ~7-10 minutes
- Add seasonal veggies, garlic, oregano, and thyme. Cook until fragrant. ~2 minutes
- Pour in tomatoes and their juices, broth, and water
- Add salt, bay leaves, red pepper flakes, and ground black pepper
- Raise heat to medium-high, bring to a boil, then partially cover the pot with lid. Reduce heat to maintain gentle simmer.
- Cook for 15 minutes. Then remove lid, and add pasta, beans, and spinach. Continue simmering uncovered for 20 minutes.
- Remove pot from heat. Remove bay leaves.
- Stir in lemon juice and remaining tablespoon of olive oil.