Minestrone Soup Recipe

Minestrone Soup Recipe

 

Minestrone is a thick soup of Italian origin made with vegetables, often with the addition of pasta or rice. It is completely healthy and delicious soup.             Ingredients:- Vegetable stock 4-5 cups Diced Tomatoes - 1 can (or you can use blanch and chop fresh tomatoes and use them) Onion - 1 (chopped) Garlic - 4 cloves (minced) Vegetables of your choice - 2 cups (carrots, potato, zucchini, celery and cabbage.) Beans - 1/2 cup (You can use any beans) Leafy green vegetable - 2 cups packed Pasta - 3/4 cup Dried Italian Herbs - 2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes - 1/2 tsp Salt - to taste Oil - 2 tsp For Garnishing Cheese (grated) Fresh Basil leaves or Parsley (chopped) or spring onions   How to make minestrone soup:- 1. Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pot. Sauté the garlic and onions till it sweats. 2. Add the vegetable stock and bring it to a boil. 3. Add the vegetables, cooked beans and cook till the veggies are tender. 4. Add the seasoning (dried herbs), salt, red pepper flakes and the can of diced tomatoes. Boil again. 5. Now add the pasta and the greens. Cook for 15-20 minutes till the pasta is tender. Add more water if you feel the soup is thick. 6. Decorate with seasoning and serve hot.