Italian Minestrone Soup
Italian Minestrone Soup is warm and comforting, perfect for a cold day. With beans, pasta, and vegetables in a creamy tomato sauce, this soup is both filling and nutritious. Minestrone is a classic Italian soup, made with beans and pasta in tomato broth. It’s easy to adapt, and is a great soup to serve with a crusty Italian bread.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Step 1
Heat olive oil in a pan; add onion followed by garlic, and sauté for a few seconds on high flame until the onion begins to brown slightly.
- Step 2
Add carrots, green beans, celery, oregano, and thyme, and stir to combine.
- Step 3
Next add tomatoes, kidney beans, salt, black pepper, and chili flakes, and cook on medium flame until tomatoes turn a little mushy.
- Step 4
Add broth and bay leaves, cover, and let it simmer for 20 minutes.
- Step 5
Stir in pasta and cook for 6 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chopped basil and switch off the heat.
- Step 6
Sprinkle chopped cilantro on top; serve hot and enjoy!
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