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Minestrone Soup (vegetarian/ vegan friendly)

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Minestrone Soup
Minestrone Soup

Minestrone soup is a warm, comforting and classic recipe that everybody enjoys. And it’s easy enough to make for dinner on a busy weeknight.

Minestrone Soup in a large enameled Dutch oven

Easy weeknight dinners seem to be your favorite recipes over time, and this one fits the bill. It also happens to be vegetarian. And vegan, if you skip the cheese or use vegan cheese.

Ingredients

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Ingredients on white surface

This soup uses a mix of red and white kidney beans (AKA canellini beans), vegetable stock, macaroni pasta and tons of veggies. Omnivores feel free to sub chicken stock.

Also, feel free to use cooking spray, or broth-sauté your veggies if you like to reduce oil.

How to make minestrone soup

Here is how we make minestrone soup. In a large pot or enameled cast iron dutch oven, heat your oil over medium heat. 

Add the onion, carrot, and celery. Cook for about 5 minutes. 

Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Then stir in the chili powder; cook for another minute. 

Carrots, onions an celery in pot with garlic and spices

Add the tomatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are softened and the liquid has reduced/ evaporated, about 5 to 7 minutes.

Add in the broth, beans (including the green beans) tomato sauce, and increase the heat to bring the liquids to a boil.

Pouring stock into pot of beans, tomatoes and green beans

Add pasta, and cook for the number of minutes for whatever cut of pasta you are using, usually 7 or 8 minutes. You can go more or less if you are using pasta that requires it.

Taste to check to see if you want to add salt and pepper. Then add in the spinach right at the end.

adding fresh spinach to pot of soup

Stir and cook until it is fully wilted, about 2-3 more minutes. 

ladling minestrone soup

Turn off the heat, and serve the minestrone soup with chopped parsley and parmesan sprinkled on top.

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Minestrone Soup in a large enameled Dutch oven
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Minestrone Soup

Minestrone soup is a warm, comforting and classic recipe that everybody enjoys. Easy enough to make on busy weeknights.

Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine Italian, Vegan
Keyword Minestrone Soup, minestrone soup recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6 to 8
Calories 296 kcal
Author Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon avocado oil or you can use cooking spray, water/broth sauté
  • 1 large yellow onion diced
  • 2 cups diced carrots
  • 2 stalks celery diced
  • 4 cloves fresh garlic minced
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 can of diced tomatoes undrained (14.5 ounces)
  • 1 can tomato sauce 14.5 ounces
  • 5 cups vegetable stock I used 5 cups water + 1.5 Tablespoons Better Than Bullion vegetable base
  • 5 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni pasta you can use any cut pasta, for regular elbow macaroni this equals 1.25 cups
  • 1 can cannellini or great northern white beans rinsed and drained, 15 ounces
  • 1 can red kidney beans rinsed and drained, 15 ounces
  • ½ cup fresh or frozen cut green beans
  • salt and pepper to taste Better Than Bullion is very salty, so I did not need any extra salt, FYI
  • 2 cups baby spinach leaves
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley - for garnish
  • parmesan cheese for sprinkling on top

Instructions

  1. In a large pot or enameled cast iron dutch oven, heat your oil over medium heat.
  2. Add the onion, carrot, and celery. Cook for about 5 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
  4. Stir in the chili powder; cook for another minute.
  5. Add the tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are softened and the liquid has reduced/ evaporated, about 5 to 7 minutes.

  6. Add in the stock/broth, beans (including the green beans) tomato sauce, and increase the heat to bring the liquids to a boil.

  7. Add pasta, and cook for the number of minutes for whatever cut of pasta you are using, usually 7 or 8 minutes. You can go more or less if you are using pasta that requires it.
  8. Taste to check to see if you want to add salt and pepper.
  9. Add in the spinach right at the end and stir and cook until it is fully wilted, about 2-3 more minutes.
  10. Turn off the heat, and serve with chopped parsley and parmesan sprinkled on top.

Recipe Notes

Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator. Nutrition info is the total recipe, divided into six servings.

Nutrition Facts
Minestrone Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 296 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Sodium 1117mg49%
Potassium 948mg27%
Carbohydrates 55g18%
Fiber 11g46%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 13g26%
Vitamin A 8885IU178%
Vitamin C 16mg19%
Calcium 136mg14%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Deniz says

    September 13, 2021 at 8:19 pm

    5 stars
    Yummmmm! Made this tonight. So easy and delicious! I did not add extra salt. I added half of a zucchini & half of a yellow squash, as well as kernels from two ears of leftover grilled corn. Otherwise followed the recipe exactly. Even my kids killed it. :)) Thx for this!!

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    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      September 26, 2021 at 4:46 pm

      Yay, Deniz! I am so glad that you enjoyed it.

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