This Hearty Minestrone Soup Recipe is a delicious and flavourful soup that can use up any number of vegetables that you have on hand. It works with or without beans (my husband can’t have legumes). I use gluten-free pasta (but it would work fine with normal pasta).
If you have fresh tomatoes, use approximately 2 pounds (peel beforehand if you don’t like the peels). Use half scallions or half onions if that is what you have. Use garlic scapes instead of garlic cloves. This is a great summer recipe when all these vegetables are readily available!
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Hearty Minestrone Soup Recipe
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- 2 ounces of ground chicken
- 3 tablespoons of oil
- 1 large white onion, diced
- 2 to 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 bay leaves, dried
- 2 tablespoons of dried oregano
- 2 stalks of celery, sliced thinly (optional)
- 1/2 to 1 zucchini, diced
- 1/2 eggplant, diced (optional)
- 2 carrots, sliced thinly
- A handful of fresh green beans, trimmed to 1 to 2 inches
- 2 to 3 new potatoes, diced with skins on
- 28 ounces of canned tomatoes, diced with juice
- 6 cups of water
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of no beef or chicken base – better than bouillon
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
- Salt and pepper
- Chilli pepper flakes, sprinkle it
- 1 can of kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup of dried pasta
- 1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
- Fresh basil for garnish
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large saucepan to medium-high. Saute onion, garlic, bay leaves, and oregano until onions are tender. Add all the other vegetables (except tomatoes). Cook for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, water, bouillon, honey, vinegar, salt, pepper, and pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add beans, pasta, and dried basil. Simmer another 30 minutes or until vegetables are all tender. Top with fresh basil.
- Note that rice pasta cooks very quickly, so you might want to add it with only 15 minutes left of cooking.
