Minestrone Soup
Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Mediterranean food. Try making Minestrone Soup at home. For $2.03 per serving, you get a soup that serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 20g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 356 calories. Winter will be even more special with this recipe. 14 people were impressed by this recipe. If you have onion, parmesan, garlic, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 68%. This score is solid. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Minestrone Soup, Minestrone Soup, and Minestrone Soup.
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
125gr / 4.5 oz. smoked bacon sliced finely or into thin strips
1 can kidney beans (400gr / 14 oz.) drained and washed
1 can chopped tomatoes (400gr / 14 oz.)
3 carrots, peeled and chopped finely
3 stalks of celery chopped finely
1 tbsp of fresh thyme leaves
3 large cloves of garlic, chopped finely
100gr / 3.5 oz. macaroni
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion chopped finely
Some finely grated parmesan to serve
Salt and black pepper to taste
1/3 of a savoy cabbage, shredded
2 tbsp tomato purée
2 large tomatoes chopped into 8ths
1.2 liter / 2.5 pt. UK / 2.1 pt.US chicken or vegetable stock
Equipment:
frying pan
bowl
Cooking instruction summary:
- Heat the oil in a very large pan that has a close fitting lid. Then add the celery, bacon, onion, carrot and garlic. Fry this off for about 5 to 7 minutes until it has softened a little. No colour is needed on the vegetables, so make sure the heat isnt too high that they become brown, but high enough the vegetables sweat and soften.
- Add the tomato pure and the thyme leaves, stir through and cook for about 30 seconds.
- 3.Add the stock, the tin of tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, and a little salt and pepper. Stir everything through, set the heat so that your soup is on a gentle simmer, cover and cook for about 25 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked al dente.
- Add the pasta and cook until the pasta is ready. Follow the timing instructions on the packet, but this is normally about 7 minutes.
- Add the cabbage and the beans and cook until the cabbage has wilted. This will take about 5 minutes.
- Check for seasoning and add some salt and pepper if needed before serving.
- Sprinkle a little parmesan over each bowl of soup.
Step by step:
1. Heat the oil in a very large pan that has a close fitting lid. Then add the celery, bacon, onion, carrot and garlic. Fry this off for about 5 to 7 minutes until it has softened a little. No colour is needed on the vegetables, so make sure the heat isnt too high that they become brown, but high enough the vegetables sweat and soften.
2. Add the tomato pure and the thyme leaves, stir through and cook for about 30 seconds.
3. Add the stock, the tin of tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, and a little salt and pepper. Stir everything through, set the heat so that your soup is on a gentle simmer, cover and cook for about 25 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked al dente.
4. Add the pasta and cook until the pasta is ready. Follow the timing instructions on the packet, but this is normally about 7 minutes.
5. Add the cabbage and the beans and cook until the cabbage has wilted. This will take about 5 minutes.Check for seasoning and add some salt and pepper if needed before serving.Sprinkle a little parmesan over each bowl of soup.
Nutrition Information:
covered percent of daily need
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