Authentic Italian Minestrone Soup
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Loading... - Aharon Gamal
- 08 Jun 2022
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The coziest vegetable minestrone soup. If you’ve never had it before, minestrone is a hearty Italian vegetable soup with pasta noodles and herbs. Depending on what region of Italy, this soup might be served with different vegetables depending on the season. Sometimes pasta and squash, or sometimes root vegetables and greens!
Traditionally, this soup was made with leftover vegetables and dried pasta noodles to make things easy, so you can use almost any vegetable you like in it. For this recipe, I used potatoes, carrots, celery, and kale!
I’ve made this soup on several different occasions and I’ve used either a slow cooker/crockpot or have simmered it on the stovetop. Both ways have successful and tasty results – so you can pick which way you fancy more!
I’ll always remember making this soup for my dad not too long ago and him saying minestrone is one of his favorite soups. So, with that in mind – Dad, this one is for you.
Ingredients You Need
To make this cozy soup you’ll need a handful of fresh produce and some pantry staples. Here’s the full list you’ll need: carrots, celery, potatoes, bay leaves, diced tomatoes, yellow onion, basil & oregano, garlic, tomato paste, oil, broth, dried pasta, white beans, and kale.
How to Make Italian Minestrone Soup
First, sauté onions and garlic until soft. Then add carrots and celery – cook for several minutes.
Add canned tomatoes, tomato paste, herbs, and diced potatoes – simmer for 15-20 minutes. Potatoes should be soft when tested with a fork.
Then add dried pasta, cook until pasta is “al dente” – pasta should be soft/cooked but still has a bite to it (about 10 minutes).
Before serving soup, taste and season with salt & black pepper as needed. Top with fresh chopped basil and serve! Read More...
