Easy going Minestrone

Name: Easy going Minestrone
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 200 g of pasta; 1 onion; 1 celery stalk; 3 carrots; 1 large potato; 2 courgettes; 1 Grana Padano rind, washed (optional); 1 broccoli; ½ chilli (optional); 2 garlic cloves; 1 tbsp of tomato puree; 1 sprig of rosemary (or any other herb); 80 g of cooked beans; 4 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil; Salt and pepper to taste; Water

4 steps

Prep:30min

A classic family staple, so easy to make at home. Feel absolutely free to reduce, increase or change the variety of veggies used in my recipe below to make your own version of minestrone. Try to follow what’s seasonal and available to you when you can.

Updated at: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:31:08 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories453.9 kcal (23%)

Total Fat15.8 g (23%)

Carbs67.6 g (26%)

Sugars8 g (9%)

Protein12.5 g (25%)

Sodium255.4 mg (13%)

Fiber8.4 g (30%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

200gpasta

0.5chilli

1 Tbsptomato puree

1 sprigrosemary

or any other herb

80gbeans

cooked

4 Tbspextra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Step 1

Wash and chop all the vegetables in similar sizes.

Step 2

In a large saucepan start by fry the herbs and garlic in olive oil, then add the onion, celery, chilly, and carrot. Season with salt and cook gently for about 2 minutes. Add ladles hot water as you go when necessary. Now add the potatoes, cover with a lid and cook gently for another 5 minutes.

Step 3

Now add the courgette, and broccoli and the tomato paste and the cheese rind and cook covered for 2 more minutes. Now add the pasta of choice, season with a pinch of salt and cook according to the packet instructions adding water as you need. At the last minute, add the cooked beans and bring it all to temperature. Check the seasoning and serve immediately.

Step 4

Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, add grated Grana Padano if you like and a scranch of black pepper.