Hearty Minestrone Soup

Name: Hearty Minestrone Soup
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, diced; 2 carrots, diced; 2 ribs celery, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 zucchini, diced; 1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes; 8 cups vegetable stock; 1 can cannellini beans, drained; 1 cup small pasta; 2 cups chopped kale; Parmesan rind and grated parmesan to serve

Soups Freezer Friendly One-Pot

A big, generous pot of vegetables, beans, and small pasta in a light tomato broth, endlessly adaptable to whatever is left in the crisper drawer.

Course: Soups
Time: 55 min
Servings: 8

Cooking Notes

Give the onions and other aromatic vegetables time to soften and lightly brown before adding the broth. That base is what keeps minestrone from tasting like vegetables boiled in water.
Add ingredients according to how long they need to cook rather than putting everything in at once. Firm vegetables go early; beans, pasta, and greens belong closer to the end.
If the soup contains pasta, expect it to keep absorbing broth in the refrigerator. Store extra broth separately when possible or loosen leftovers before reheating.

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Hearty Minestrone Soup

By Gabriella

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Category: Soups
Total Time: 55 min
Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 8

Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
2 ribs celery, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 zucchini, diced
1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
8 cups vegetable stock
1 can cannellini beans, drained
1 cup small pasta
2 cups chopped kale
Parmesan rind and grated parmesan to serve

Instructions

1
Sweat the onion, carrot, and celery in the olive oil over medium heat for ten minutes until soft and sweet but not browned.
2
Stir in the garlic and zucchini, cook two minutes more, then add the tomatoes, stock, and parmesan rind.
3
Simmer gently for twenty-five minutes so the broth takes on body and the vegetables turn completely tender.
4
Add the beans and pasta and cook until the pasta is just shy of done, then stir in the kale to wilt.
5
Fish out the rind, season aggressively with salt and pepper, and ladle into bowls under a snowfall of grated parmesan.