Hearty Minestrone Soup

Name: Hearty Minestrone Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 3 minced garlic cloves; 2 celery stalks, diced; 1 diced carrot; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1 (10-ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables; 4 cups lower-sodium vegetable or chicken broth; 14 1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes; 2 ounces whole-wheat linguine, broken into small pieces; 15.5 ounce can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained

2 steps

Prep:15minCook:45min

Serving size is 1 3/4 cups. 5 WW points. By the way, cooking the vegetables in the oil adds flavor to the recipe, but it's not necessary. You can have a delicious soup in about half the time by simply combining all the ingredients and simmering them until the vegetables and linguine are tender, 15-20 minutes.

Updated at: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 15:53:40 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories251.1 kcal (13%)

Total Fat4.9 g (7%)

Carbs40.5 g (16%)

Sugars5.5 g (6%)

Protein10.8 g (22%)

Sodium464.1 mg (23%)

Fiber11.4 g (41%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 tablespoonolive oil

1 teaspoondried basil

1 x 10 ouncefrozen mixed vegetables

4 cupslower-sodium vegetable broth

or chicken

14.5 ouncecan diced tomatoes

2 ounceswhole-wheat linguine

broken into small pieces

15.5 ouncecan cannellini beans

rinsed and drained

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, celery, carrot, and basil; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion softens, about 3 minutes. Add the mixed vegetables and cook until thawed, about 4 minutes longer. Pour in the broth and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, until the carrot is tender, 15-20 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in the linguine, cover, and simmer until tender, about 12 minutes. Stir in the beans and cook until heated through, 2-3 minutes longer.