How to Make Minestrone Soup

Name: How to Make Minestrone Soup
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 473 milliliters chopped cabbage, or more to taste; 425 grams garbanzo beans, drained; 794 grams plum tomatoes, crushed fine; 237 milliliters diced celery; 946 milliliters chicken broth; 237 milliliters cranberry beans, shelled; 158 milliliters ditalini pasta; 59 milliliters extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling; 59 milliliters chopped fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 6 servings salt and ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 onion, diced; 85 grams chopped pancetta; 59 milliliters finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 bunch Swiss chard, chopped; 473 milliliters water, plus more as needed

How to Make Minestrone Soup might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 449 calories, 17g of protein, and 23g of fat each. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up water, olive oil, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cabbage you could follow this main course with the Cabbage That Tastes Like Dessert! as a dessert. 1279 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying.

Instructions

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in large stock pot over medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

Stock

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Pot

Add pancetta; cook and stir until it begins to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in onions and celery; cook and stir until onions start to turn translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir in minced garlic and cook for another minute.

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Minced Garlic

Pancetta

Celery

Onion

Pour chicken broth, water, and plum tomatoes into the pancetta and onion mixture. Bring to a simmer.

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Chicken Broth

Plum Tomato

Pancetta

Onion

Water

Stir cranberry beans, cabbage, garbanzo beans, red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, and 2 teaspoons salt into broth mixture. Bring to a simmer and cook until cranberry beans are tender, adding more water as needed if the soup becomes too thick, about 45 minutes.

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Italian Seasoning

Red Pepper Flakes

Cranberry Beans

Chickpeas

Cabbage

Broth

Water

Salt

Soup

Stir in Swiss chard and simmer until softened, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Swiss Chard

Stir in pasta and increase heat to medium-high and simmer until pasta is tender, about 15 minutes. Ladle into bowls and top with extra virgin olive oil, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, and Italian parsley.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Flat Leaf Parsley