Live is a minestrone7 Nov 2024 22:29
This delicious Minestrone soup is packed with fresh colorful vegetables, beans, spinach and spices that is simmered in a tomato based broth and served with ditalini pasta. A bowl of this soup not only keeps you warm but it’s healthy too !
MINESTRONE SOUP
This has fast become one of my all time favorite soups. Minestrone is a hearty Italian soup that was made from what was available or leftovers. It is made up of vegetables, pantry items and spices with rice or pasta.
That’s the traditional meaning behind this soup… to use up what you have on hand before it goes bad.
INGREDIENTS:
This soup makes A TON. If you don’t have a stock pot large enough a Dutch oven works just as well. Also, feel free to cut the recipe in half, which will still serve at least 4-6 people.
Fat – both oil and butter are used
Vegetables – start with a mirepoix (onion, carrot, celery) and add in green beans, zucchini, spinach, potatoes. The great thing about this soup is to use what is in season. Try squash in stead of potatoes, kale instead of spinach etc.
Beans – I use dark red kidney beans because I like them, but any kidney bean or cannellini bean will do.
Pasta – Ditalini is the most common pasta used. It looks like a short tube. Any pasta will work. I’ve also used small shell pasta.
Broth – Both chicken or vegetable broth will work. Obviously if you want to keep it vegetarian, vegetable broth would be the way to go.
Spice – Italian seasonings, basil, oregano – basic and simple
WHAT IS SO GOOD ABOUT MINESTRONE SOUP?
Low calorie soups fill you up. They reduce the feeling of hunger and can help you take in less calories if eaten with lunch or before dinner.
The beans are ultra affordable and readily available. They are HIGH in antioxidants (this is very important as our bodies are becoming more and more inflamed) and they also contain fiber.
Onions, which are probably the #1 cooking staple, are also really good for you. They have flavonoids which heelp protect the liver.
And tomatoes as we all know have lycopene! Great for your skin.
Chicken broth is all the rage now, but only if you make it yourself to get the collagen.
HOW TO SERVE IT
I like adding some shaved Parmesan cheese along with some fresh Parsley on the top served with some fresh Italian crusty bread. If you have the time, I encourage you to try making .
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