5 from 3 votes
Minestrone Soup with Chickpea Pasta
Thick and delicious minestrone soup packed with zucchini, green beans, tomatoes, carrots and beans, plus a unique pasta made from chickpeas!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
6
Servings
Calories:
269 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 onion diced, large
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 celery diced, stalks
- 2 carrot diced, medium
- 1 1/2 cups Green bean cut into 1/2 inch pieces, fresh
- 1 zucchini diced, medium
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- 1 teaspoon basil dried
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 2 14 ounce diced tomatoes canned
- 1 14 ounce crushed tomatoes canned
- 6 cups vegetable broth
- 1 15 ounce Kidney Beans drained, can
- 1 1/2 cups elbow pasta I used Banza Chickpea pasta
- Parmesan Cheese optional for topping
- basil chopped (optional) for topping, fresh
Instructions
- In a large soup pot heat oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until fragrant. Stir in the garlic, and add the carrots, celery cooking for 4-5 minutes. Add the oregano, basil and green beans cooking for an additional 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, vegetable broth and bring all the ingredients to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and add the beans, chickpea pasta and zucchini. Simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with cheese and fresh basil.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
269kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
44g
(15%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
(29%)
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
1194mg
(50%)
Fiber
10g
(40%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 269
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 269kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 44g | 15% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 1194mg | 50% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.