5 from 15 votes
Easy Minestrone Soup
Easy Minestrone Soup features a medley of diced vegetables, beans, pasta, and herbs simmered in a tomato-based broth. This hearty vegetable soup provides a balanced texture with tender pasta and fresh greens, enhanced by fragrant basil and oregano. Its layers of flavor and colorful ingredients make it satisfying and visually appealing for a comforting meal.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings:
8
Servings
Calories:
315 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup white onion about 1 onion, diced, or yellow onion
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 1 cup celery about 3 ribs, diced
- 1 cup carrot about 4 medium carrots, chopped
- 2 cups zucchini about 3 medium zucchini, diced
- 1 (28 ounce can) diced tomatoes undrained
- 1 (15 ounce can) tomato sauce
- 1 (15 ounce can) cannellini beans undrained, white
- 1 (15 ounce can) Kidney Beans undrained
- 6 cups vegetable broth
- 1 tablespoon basil dried
- 1 tablespoon oregano dried
- 8 ounces elbow macaroni or shell pasta
- 1 cup spinach roughly chopped, fresh
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese to garnish, freshly grated
Instructions
- Heat butter and olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and let them saute for 3-5 minutes. Then add in celery, carrots, and zucchini. Cook for 8-10 minutes until the vegetables soften.
- Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, beans and vegetable broth and herbs and bring to a boil.
- Add in the pasta and spinach and reduce heat to a low boil for 10-12 minutes until noodles are tender. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese if desired.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
315kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
55g
(18%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
8mg
(3%)
Sodium
1290mg
(54%)
Potassium
1028mg
(22%)
Fiber
10g
(40%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
3967IU
(79%)
Vitamin C
23mg
(26%)
Calcium
146mg
(15%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 315
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 315kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 55g | 18% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 8mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 1290mg | 54% |
| Potassium | 1028mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 3967IU | 79% |
| Vitamin C | 23mg | 26% |
| Calcium | 146mg | 15% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.