Name: Olive Garden Minestrone Soup Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; ¾ cup onion; ½ cup celery; ½ cup carrots; 1 pc zucchini; 2 tsp garlic; salt and pepper; 14 oz tomatoes; 4 cups vegetable broth; cup tomato paste; 2 tsp Italian Seasoning; 15 oz white beans; 15 oz kidney beans; ½ cup green beans; ½ cup shell pasta; 2 cups baby spinach leaves; 2 tbsp parsley

How To Make Olive Garden Minestrone Soup

Skip the line at Olive Garden to get your favorite minestrone soup. Make your own at home with vegetables, beans, and pasta in a flavorful tomato broth.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tbspolive oil
¾cuponiondiced
½cupcelerysliced
½cupcarrotspeeled, quartered, and sliced
1pczucchinihalved and sliced
2tspgarlicminced
Salt and pepper to taste
14oztomatoesdiced
4cupsvegetable broth
cuptomato paste
2tspItalian Seasoning
15ozwhite beanssmall, drained, and rinsed
15ozkidney beansdrained and rinsed
½cupgreen beansfrozen cut
½cupshell pastasmall
2cupsbaby spinach leaves
2tbspparsleychopped

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, celery, carrots, and zucchini to the pot.
Cook until the vegetables are tender for about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper to taste.
Add the tomatoes, vegetable broth, tomato paste, and Italian seasoning to the pot. Bring to a simmer.
Add the white beans, kidney beans, green beans, and pasta to the pot. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until pasta and vegetables are tender.
Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the spinach leaves and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until wilted.
Sprinkle the parsley over the soup and serve.