Quick and Easy Minestrone

The recipe Quick and Easy Minestrone is ready in roughly 25 minutes and is definitely an amazing dairy free option for lovers of Mediterranean food. For $1.74 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 15g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 313 calories. This recipe from Foodnetwork has 404 fans. A mixture of canned tomatoes, pasta, soy sauce, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 97%. This score is excellent. Similar recipes are Quick and Easy Italian Minestrone Soup, Quick Minestrone Soup, and Quick Fall Minestrone.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes

1 14-ounce can white beans, strained, reserving half the liquid

1 quart chicken broth

1 8-ounce can corn kernels, strained

1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, chopped

1 14-ounce can cut green beans, strained

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for serving

1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

3/4 cup small-cut pasta, like small shells

1 teaspoon soy sauce

2 tablespoons tomato paste

Equipment:

pot

whisk

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Heat the oil in a medium soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the corn and cook until it starts to brown slightly, about 3 minutes. Add the tomato paste, rosemary and oregano and cook, stirring constantly, until the tomato paste begins to darken in color, about 1 minute. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth until the paste is smooth and then incorporated into the liquid. Add the whole can of diced tomatoes (including the liquid), and bring the mixture to a boil. Stir in the pasta, the white beans and reserved liquid and the soy sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Cook the pasta until al dente, 7 to 8 minutes, stirring in the green beans during the last 2 minutes. Serve in individual bowls with a little oil drizzled on top.

 

Step by step:


1. Heat the oil in a medium soup pot over medium-high heat.

2. Add the corn and cook until it starts to brown slightly, about 3 minutes.

3. Add the tomato paste, rosemary and oregano and cook, stirring constantly, until the tomato paste begins to darken in color, about 1 minute. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth until the paste is smooth and then incorporated into the liquid.

4. Add the whole can of diced tomatoes (including the liquid), and bring the mixture to a boil. Stir in the pasta, the white beans and reserved liquid and the soy sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Cook the pasta until al dente, 7 to 8 minutes, stirring in the green beans during the last 2 minutes.

5. Serve in individual bowls with a little oil drizzled on top.


Nutrition Information:

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312k Calories
15g Protein
5g Total Fat
56g Carbs
43% Health Score
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Calories
312k
16%

Fat
5g
9%

  Saturated Fat
0.85g
5%

Carbohydrates
56g
19%

  Sugar
10g
12%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
1454mg
63%

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Protein
15g
30%

Manganese
1mg
61%

Vitamin C
40mg
49%

Fiber
11g
45%

Potassium
1329mg
38%

Iron
6mg
36%

Folate
133µg
33%

Copper
0.63mg
32%

Magnesium
115mg
29%

Vitamin K
26µg
25%

Phosphorus
247mg
25%

Vitamin B6
0.45mg
22%

Vitamin E
3mg
22%

Vitamin A
1052IU
21%

Vitamin B3
4mg
21%

Vitamin B1
0.28mg
19%

Calcium
167mg
17%

Selenium
10µg
15%

Vitamin B2
0.25mg
15%

Zinc
2mg
15%

Vitamin B5
0.97mg
10%

Vitamin B12
0.09µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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