Minestrone Soup Made Easy
PREP TIME
15 min.
COOK TIME
25 min.
Serving Size
8 servings
This minestrone is a nutritious, complete meal soup. Updated to include super greens like spinach and kale, you’ll feel great after eating it.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp (10 mL) butter
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (900 mL) box no-salt-added or regular chicken broth
- 28 oz. (796 mL) no-salt-added or regular diced tomatoes
- 19 oz. (540 mL) white kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups (500 mL) bite-sized cauliflower florets, about 1/2 head
- 2 cups (500 mL) carrots, thinly sliced
- 1 zucchini, sliced into half moons
- 1/4 lb (125 g) halved yellow beans, about 1 large handful
- 2 tsp (10 mL) dried Italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) your favourite small pasta
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) all-purpose flour
- 2 cups (500 mL) milk
- 4 cups (1 L) baby kale or spinach
- freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt (optional)
- grated Canadian Parmesan, optional
Directions
| 1. | Melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until tender, about 3 min. Stir in broth, tomatoes, kidney beans, cauliflower, carrots, zucchini, beans and Italian seasoning. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer covered 10 min. Add pasta. Cover and simmer 10 min longer or until pasta is tender. |
| 2. | In large measuring cup, whisk flour into milk. Gradually whisk into soup. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils. Stir in kale and pepper; gently boil 2 min. Taste and add salt if needed. Serve sprinkled with Parmesan. If soup is too thick the next day, thin with broth or water. |
Recipe and photo provided by Dairy Farmers of Canada. For more recipe ideas visit dairygoodness.ca
Tips
- Watching your sodium? Look for low-salt or no-salt-added chicken broth and canned tomatoes and eliminate salt in recipe.
- Of course regular broth and tomatoes work as well.
- This soup makes a perfect pre-activity meal – fast for the cook to make, and nutritious for the kids.
- Minestrone is the perfect soup to use leftover little bits of vegetables like peas and broccoli.
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