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Minestrone Soup

Minestrone Soup

A hearty and flavorful Minestrone Soup packed with vegetables, pasta, and bacon, perfect for a comforting meal.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Italian
Servings 5 bowl
Calories 394 kcal

Equipment

  • large pot

Ingredients
  

Base Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 150 g bacon finely chopped
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 800 g crushed tomato or 700g passata
  • 2 cups chicken stock/broth low sodium
  • 2 cups water
  • 3 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 400 g canned kidney beans drained
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup small pasta like ditalini, tiny shells, risoni/orzo, baby macaroni, alphabet or star pasta
  • ¼ cup parmesan grated

Minestrone Vegetables

  • 1 rib celery chopped 1.5cm / ½″ pieces
  • 1 large carrot peeled and diced 1.5cm / ½″ pieces
  • 1 zucchini chopped 1.5cm / ½″ pieces
  • 1 potato cut into 1.5cm / ½″ pieces (peel if needed)
  • 100 g green beans trimmed then cut into 2cm / ⅗″ lengths
  • 60 g baby spinach or frozen spinach, kale or similar – can leave out

For serving – optional

  • More parmesan
  • Chopped parsley
  • Crusty bread for dunking!

Instructions
 

Cooking Instructions

  • Heat oil over high heat in a very large pot.
  • Add bacon, cook until starting to turn golden (~2 min) then add garlic and onion.
  • Cook until onion is translucent and bacon is light golden (~ 2 minutes).
  • Add carrot, celery and zucchini. Stir for 1 minute to coat in flavour.
  • Add crushed tomato, chicken stock, water, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, kidney beans, salt and pepper.
  • Stir, bring to simmer, then place lid on and adjust heat so it’s simmering gently.
  • Simmer 20 minutes, then add potato and beans.
  • Simmer 5 minutes, then add pasta. Cook for time per pasta packet MINUS 1 ½ minutes.
  • Remove from stove, stir through parmesan and baby spinach. Taste and adjust for salt and pepper.
  • Serve, garnished with extra parmesan and a sprinkle of parsley if desired. Warm crusty bread on the side would certainly be the cherry on top!

Notes

Any vegetables – use any vegetables you want that are suitable for cooking in soup form. Add them into the pot based on how long they take to cook. Vegetarian option – skip the bacon and use vegetable rather than chicken stock. Then give the broth a flavour bump with one of these options: increase parmesan to ¾ cup (75g) or add 2 teaspoon Vegeta instead of salt.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bowlCalories: 394kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 23gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 1373mgPotassium: 911mgFiber: 8gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 3617IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 144mgIron: 4mg
Keyword bacon soup, comfort food, Minestrone Soup, soup recipe, vegetable soup
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