How To Make Easy Minestrone Soup
A quick and comforting Italian dish, this minestrone soup comes with beans, tomatoes, and zucchini simmered in a flavorful broth.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspolive oil
- 1tbspgarlic,minced
- 1onion,thinly sliced
- 2largecarrots,diced
- 29ozItalian style tomatoes,(1 can), stewed
- 15ozcannellini beans,(1 can)
- 15ozkidney beans,(1 can)
- 15ozgreen beans,(1 can), drained
- 1small zucchini,sliced
- ¼tspparsley,dried
- 1pinchbasil,dried
- 1pinchoregano,dried
- 1pinchItalian seasoning
- 2bay leaves
- 2tbspvegetarian chicken flavor seasoning
- 1pinchcayenne pepper
Instructions
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In a large 4 to 5 quart saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Mix in garlic, onion, and carrots. Saute the vegetables for approximately 5 minutes until just tender.
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Add tomatoes with juice, cannellini beans, and kidney beans to the saucepan. Fill each can with water, and add the water to the saucepan.
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Mix in green beans and zucchini. Sprinkle parsley, basil, oregano, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, chicken-style seasoning, and cayenne pepper into the soup. Stir well.
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Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Cover, and let simmer for 30 minutes.
Nutrition
- Calories: 440.49kcal
- Fat: 4.80g
- Saturated Fat: 0.77g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.60g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.00g
- Carbohydrates: 76.49g
- Fiber: 25.10g
- Sugar: 8.66g
- Protein: 27.53g
- Sodium: 44.43mg
- Calcium: 259.93mg
- Potassium: 2189.40mg
- Iron: 11.38mg
- Vitamin A: 215.94µg
- Vitamin C: 28.41mg
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