Italian Minestrone Soup

A cold day calls for a warm and delicious Italian minestrone soup! We love this recipe from PREMIER COOKING as it’s easy and fast to make. It is packed with vegetables, pasta, beans, tomatoes, and Italian herbs.

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This dish has been one of our favorite soup recipes for years now. It never fails to impress and always turns out incredibly delicious. It’s already filling on its own, but you can serve it with side dishes if you like. You can pair it with bruschetta, skewers, or french bread. Make sure to give this recipe a try.

Easy Italian Minestrone Soup Ingredients

• olive oil
• 2 onions (finely chopped)
• 4 garlic cloves (pressed)
• 2 small carrots (diced)
• 3 sticks of celery (diced)
• 12 pieces of green beans (diced)
• 6 to 8 mini bell peppers (diced)
• 1 zucchini (diced)
• 1 yellow squash (diced)
• 1 can of northern beans (rinsed)
• 1 can of crushed tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons of tomato paste
• unsalted chicken broth
• 1 sweet potato (diced)
• 1 cup of elbow pasta
• 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon of Italian herb paste
• 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
• 1 full teaspoon of salt
• 1 to 2 cups of roughly chopped spinach
• 1 to 2 tablespoons of parsley (finely chopped)
• parmesan cheese for topping

How to Make Italian Minestrone Soup

Step 1:

Place a pot over heat and add olive oil. Add finely chopped onions and cook until translucent, stirring occasionally. Next, add pressed garlic and cook until fragrant. Stir in diced carrots, celery, green beans, bell pepper, zucchini, and yellow squash, and saute for 5 minutes until soft.

Step 2:

Add northern beans, crushed tomatoes, and tomato paste. Mix until well combined.

Step 3:

Pour in the chicken broth and mix. Cover it with the lid and let it simmer on low for 20 minutes.

Step 4:

Once simmering, stir in diced sweet potatoes, then let it come to a boil.

Step 5:

Add elbow pasta and mix until well incorporated. If it’s too thick, add more chicken broth.

Step 6:

Cover it and let it simmer until the pasta is soft and cooked for about 7 minutes.

Step 7:

Add Worcestershire sauce, Italian herb paste, black pepper, red pepper flakes, roughly chopped spinach, and finely chopped parsley. Mix well. Season with salt.

Step 8:

Serve with parmesan cheese. Enjoy!

Italian Minestrone Soup