Authentic Italian Minestrone Soup Recipe
Authentic Italian Minestrone Soup is a hearty vegetable soup made with a tomato base, small-cut pasta, beans, and seasonal veggies.
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 3 celery stalks chopped
- 2 medium carrots chopped
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 3-4 garlic cloves chopped
- 2 russet potatoes peeled and cut into bite sized pieces
- 6 cups vegetable stock
- 1 28 oz crushed tomatoes
- 2 tbs tomato paste
- 8 fresh basil leaves torn
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 cup dried ditalini pasta
- 1 15-oz can kidney beans drained and rinsed
- 2 handfuls baby spinach
- 1 1-inch parm rind optional
Instructions
- Add a TBS of olive oil to a pot over medium heat. Add the soffritto (carrots, onions, and celery) and cook until they begin to coften (about 5 minutes). Add the garlic and cook until fragrant (about 1 minute).
- Add the potatoes, vegetable stock, tomato products, bay leaves, oregano, basil, red pepper flakes, and Parm rind, if using. Bring to a boil, then lower slightly and partially cover. Let cook for ~20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
- Add the small-cut pasta and beans. Cook for 10 minutes, then add the spinach and cover for ~3 minutes, or until wilted.