Best Homemade Minestrone Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 5 carrots, sliced
• 4 cups tomato sauce
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 0.5 cup red wine
• 3 zucchinis, quartered and sliced
• 2 cups baby spinach, rinsed
• 1 (15 ounce) can green beans
• 1 cup canned kidney beans, drained
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
• salt and pepper to taste
• 0.5 cup seashell pasta
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese for topping
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

1. Prepare all ingredients for the minestrone soup.
2. In a large stockpot, heat olive oil over medium-low heat. Sauté minced garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add chopped onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and translucent, approximately 4 to 5 minutes.
3. Add diced celery and carrots to the pot. Sauté for an additional 1 to 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Pour in tomato sauce, vegetable broth, and water. Bring the mixture to a boil while stirring often, then add a splash of red wine and reduce the heat to low for simmering.
5. Stir in the chopped zucchini, fresh spinach, green beans, kidney beans, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Allow the soup to simmer until all ingredients are heated through, approximately 30 to 40 minutes.
6. In a separate medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Cook the seashell pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until al dente (tender but firm), around 7 to 8 minutes. Drain the cooked pasta and set it aside.
7. Divide 2 tablespoons of the cooked pasta among individual serving bowls. Ladle the hot minestrone soup over the pasta in each bowl, and sprinkle generously with grated Parmesan cheese.
8. Finish each bowl with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil before serving.

Nutrition

• Calories: 194 kcal
• Fat Content: 9 g
• Fiber Content: 7 g
• Sugar Content: 11 g
• Sodium Content: 955 mg
• Protein Content: 7 g
• Cholesterol Content: 2 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 26 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 1 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g