Best Quick Minestrone Soup Recipes

QUICK MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and prociutto, and cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes or until the onion softens and is light golden. Add the potatoes, carrots, zucchini and celery, and cook stirring for 1 minute.
• Stir in the tomatoes and stock, increase heat to high and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir in the pasta and simmer, uncovered, for a further 10 minutes or until the pasta is al dente.
• Stir in the beans, parsley, salt and pepper. Cook, uncovered, for 1-2 minutes or until the beans are heated through. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Ladle the soup into serving bowls, sprinkle with the parmesan and serve with the crusty bread.
• VARIATION:.
• Kidney beans and vegetable soup: Replace the prosciutto with 3 bacon rashers. Add 45 grams finely shredded cabbage to the mixture with the tomatoes and stock. Replace the borlotti beans with 1 x 425 grams can red kidney beans. Omit the parmesan and top each bowl of soup with 1 teaspoon prepared pesto.

QUICK MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 3 minutes. Add kale and sauté, stirring, 1 minute. Add frozen vegetables, tomatoes with juice, pasta, broth, water, salt, and pepper and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender and pasta is al dente, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, transfer half of beans to a wide shallow bowl and coarsely mash with a fork or a potato masher, then stir mashed and whole beans into soup and simmer, stirring occasionally, until soup is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

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.

QUICK FALL MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot coated with cooking spray saute onion and garlic until tender.
• Add the next seven ingredients (through okra) and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 10 minutes.
• Add noodles and bring the mixture back to a soft boil for 5 minutes.
• Add beans and chard and simmer until all veggies are tender and noodles are cooked.
• Serve with parmesan cheese on top.
• According to CL each serving is 1 1/2 c with one T of cheese.

QUICK MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Combine all ingredients except parmesan cheese into large pot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are crisp- tender.
• 2. Serve; sprinkle each serving with parmesan cheese.