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minestrone soup

Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

  • olive oil
  • 1/2 large onion or 1 medium sized yellow onion
  • 2 stalks celery sliced
  • 2 zucchini cut into small quarters
  • 2-3 minced garlic about 2-3 large cloves
  • 4 cups / 32 oz. large box or can vegetable broth or chicken broth
  • + 1 small can both for adding if needed
  • 1 15 ouncecan red kidney beans , drained
  • 1 15 ouncecan small white beans or great northern beans drained
  • 14 ounce can whole tomatoes (crush them)
  • 2-3 tablespoons minced fresh Italian parsley
  • 1 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 cups fresh baby spinach rinced well
  • 1/2 cup small shell pasta sea shells, bow ties...

Instructions

  1. prep your veggies
  2. in a pan or your stalk pot saute in olive oil : onion, garlic until clear looking
  3. add in celery & carrots
  4. pour in broth & tomato s
  5. add in all spices
  6. bring to boil, then put flame onto simmer
  7. add in the zucchini
  8. simmer for 20-30 min
  9. add in the noodles & cook until tender
  10. Serve with your favorite shredded Parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top