Hearty Winter Minestrone with Chili Oil, Lemon Zest, and Parmesan

Name: Hearty Winter Minestrone with Chili Oil, Lemon Zest, and Parmesan
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 237 milliliters dried cannellini (white) beans, soaked overnight; 355 milliliters large carrots, peeled and chopped (about; 59 milliliters stalk celery, chopped (about; 237 milliliters pasta such as ditalini or macaroni, cooked to al dente (yields about 2 cups); 4 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil, divided; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley leaves; 4 teaspoons medium garlic cloves, minced (about; 8 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons Zest of half a lemon (about; 2 liters small head Savoy or Napa cabbage, cored and shredded (about; 237 milliliters medium onion, chopped (about; 8 servings Parmesan cheese, for grating; 1 Tbsp whole dried red chilis, or use 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 2 mediums russet potatoes, peeled and cut into a 1/2 inch dice (about 2 cups); 710 milliliters bunch Swiss chard, rinsed and shredded (about; 2 Tbsps tomato paste; 3 liters water or vegetable stock (plus more as needed)

The recipe Hearty Winter Minestrone with Chili Oil, Lemon Zest, and Parmesan could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. This recipe serves 8. This main course has 317 calories, 16g of protein, and 15g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your The Super Bowl event. Head to the store and pick up parmesan cheese, lemon zest, onion, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon zest you could follow this main course with the Orange Marmalade Cookies with Orange Zest Icing as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in an 8-quart Dutch oven over high heat until shimmering.

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Olive Oil

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Dutch Oven

Add onions and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until lightly softened but not browned, about 2 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

Add potatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes begin to stick to bottom of pot, about 5 minutes. Scrape vegetables to one side of pot, add tomato paste to empty space and cook, stirring, until paste darkens in color slightly, about 2 minutes. Stir tomato paste into rest of vegetables to coat.

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Tomato Paste

Vegetable

Potato

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Pot

Add beans and their soaking liquid, 3 quarts water, bay leaves, carrot, celery, and 1 tablespoon salt to pot. Bring to a boil then drop to a simmer and cook until beans are mostly tender, about 30 minutes.

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Bay Leaves

Carrot

Celery

Beans

Water

Salt

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Pot

Add chard and cabbage and cook until vegetables are completely softened, about 30 minutes longer. Taste soup for seasoning, adding black pepper and more salt as needed.

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Black Pepper

Vegetable

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Cabbage

Swiss Chard

Salt

Soup

Meanwhile, prepare the chili oil: in a small pan, combine the dried chilis or pepper flakes and 1/2 cup olive oil.

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Dried Chili Pepper

Chili Oil

Olive Oil

Pepper

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Frying Pan

Heat, stirring occasionally, over very low heat until chilis toast and start to make a popping noise.

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Chili Pepper

Toast

Transfer to a heat-proof bowl and allow to rest until cooled.

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Bowl

To serve soup, place about 1/4 cup cooked pasta into each serving bowl, ladle soup over, and top with a drizzle of chili oil and a sprinkling each of lemon zest, parsley and grated Parmesan.

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Cooked Pasta