Minestrone Soup

Name: Minestrone Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 150g / 5oz bacon (, finely chopped); 1 onion (, chopped); 2 garlic cloves (, minced); 800g/ 28oz crushed tomato ((or 700g passata)); 2 cups chicken stock/broth (, low sodium); 2 cups water; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 400g/ 14oz canned kidney beans (, drained); 1 tsp EACH salt and pepper; 1 cup small pasta (, like ditalini, tiny shells, risoni/orzo, baby macaroni, alphabet or star pasta); 1/4 cup parmesan (, grated); 1 celery rib* (, chopped 1.5cm / 1/2" pieces); 1 large carrot* (, peeled and diced 1.5cm / 1/2" pieces); 1 zucchini* (, chopped 1.5cm / 1/2" pieces); 1 potato* (, cut into 1.5cm / 1/2" pieces (peel if needed)); 100g / 3oz green beans* (, trimmed then cut into 2cm / 3/5" lengths); 2oz/ 60g baby spinach ((or frozen spinach, kale or similar - can leave out)); More parmesan; Chopped parsley; Crusty bread for dunking!

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:45min

Recipe video above. The heartiest of all chunky soups, filled with anything your heart desires! While the add ins are endlessly customisable, stick with the soup broth recipe because I've made it extra tasty!* Asterix marked items can be substituted with any cookable vegetables, 6 cups in total.

Updated at: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:05:45 GMT