Best Easy Minestrone Soup Recipes

EASY MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add celery, carrots, and onion. Cook, stirring frequently, until onion begins to turn translucent, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add vegetable broth, marinara sauce, tomato paste, and Italian seasoning. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until carrots are soft, about 10 minutes.
• Add pasta and zucchini. Cook until pasta is tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in beans, kale, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat and allow soup to cool slightly. Spoon into individual bowls and garnish with Parmesan cheese.

EASY DUTCH OVEN MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine broth, marinara sauce and mixed vegetables. Bring to a boil; add beans, meatballs and spinach. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir in tortellini; cook 7 minutes longer. Serve with Parmesan cheese.

SUPER EASY SPICY BEEF MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• Cook ground beef in a stock pot.
• Season to taste.
• I add a little pepper and dried minced onion.
• Add the rest of the ingredients, undrained.
• (Sometimes I put the tomatoes in a blender first because my husband hates tomato chunks.) Simmer, covered, about an hour until flavors blend.
• Stir occasionally.

SUPER-QUICK & EASY VEGETABLE (MINESTRONE-INSPIRED) SOUP

Steps:

• Sautee onion & carrot in stock pot over medium heat in vegetable oil until onion starts to soften, but is not limp. Stir in Italian Seasoning and red pepper flakes, then add white wine and allow to evaporate. Stir in broth and tomatoes, bring to boil, reduce and simmer 5-10 min. Add celery 5 min. more, then cabbage and zucchini. Simmer unil vegetables are soft to pierce with a fork, but not over-cooked. Add black pepper to taste. Remove from heat and stir in fresh baby spinach.

EASY VEGETABLE MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• Put all of the ingredients except for the macaroni in the bowl of a slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
• Just before serving, cook the macaroni in boiling, salted water until al dente, about 7 minutes.
• Drain the macaroni and stir it into the soup.
• Serve topped with parmesan cheese.

EASY MICROWAVE MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• Place sliced onions into microwavable bowl and microwave for 2 minutes, till soft.
• Add chopped tomatoes, frozen vegetables and water. Microwave for 2 minutes.
• Moosh everything up, to ensure that the tomatoes release their tomato-ey juices. Tear up slice of bread and submerge in the soup, mix.
• Add salt, pepper, tobasco sauce and maybe even some pasta sauce or tomato ketchup to taste.
• Mix and Enjoy!
• PS: Amounts are variable. You may want to add less/ more water depending on what you like. Add more bread. Bread is good for you!

EASY HEALTHY MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, sauté the garlic and green onion in olive oil until soft over medium high heat about 4 to 5 minutes. Add celery, carrots, eggplant and sweet peppers. Mix well and cook for an additional 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add sea salt, pepper and oregano. Mix well and add canned tomatoes, undrained garbanzo beans, red wine and vegetable broth. Bring to a rolling boil over medium high heat. Turn heat to medium. Cook and stir for 30 minutes. Stir in pasta and cook for an additional 15 minutes or until pasta is tender.
• Serve with a tossed green salad and fresh bread.
• Serves 8.

SHARRON'S EASY MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth to a boil.
• Add vegetables, seasonings, salt and pepper.
• Add kidney and Garabanzo beans.
• Add spaghetti sauce.
• Add pasta shells.
• Cook over medium heat 15-20 minutes.

EASY DUTCH OVEN MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine broth, marinara sauce and mixed vegetables. Bring to a boil; add beans, meatballs and spinach. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir in tortellini; cook 7 minutes longer. Serve with Parmesan cheese.

TRADITIONAL MINESTRONE SOUP (EASY AND DELICIOUS)

Steps:

• Saute onion in oil until tender; add garlic, carrot and celery and continue to cook for a few more minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add remaining ingredients (except the pasta) and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 2-3 hours, or until the beans and barley are tender, adding more water as needed.
• Cook pasta separately and serve the soup over the pasta. This will preserve the integrity of the pasta if the leftover soup is to be frozen.