Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, minestrone soup. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Minestrone soup is an Italian classic! This version is made with cannellini beans, chicken stock, cabbage, potato, zucchini, carrots, plum tomatoes, and Parmesan cheese. This lentil soup is easy to make and tastes incredible!

Minestrone Soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Minestrone Soup is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook minestrone soup using 18 ingredients and 32 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Minestrone Soup:

1. Make ready 1 clove garlic
2. Prepare 1 red onion
3. Make ready 2 carrots
4. Get 2 stalks celery
5. Prepare 1 courgette/zucchini
6. Take 1 small leek
7. Prepare 1 large potato
8. Make ready 1 x 400g (15 oz) tin or can of cannellini beans
9. Prepare 2 slices higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon
10. Prepare olive oil
11. Get 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
12. Make ready 1 fresh bay leaf
13. Make ready 2 x 400g (14-oz) tins or cans plum tomatoes
14. Get 1 litre (4 cups) organic vegetable stock
15. Get 1 large handful of seasonal greens, such as savoy cabbage, curly kale, chard
16. Take 100 g (4 oz) wholemeal pasta
17. Take 1/4-1/2 bunch fresh basil (optional)
18. Get Parmesan cheese

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Instructions to make Minestrone Soup:

1. Peel and finely chop the garlic.
2. Peel and finely chop the onion.
3. Trim and roughly chop the carrots.
4. Trim and roughly chop the celery.
5. Trim and roughly chop the courgette/zucchini.
6. Then add the vegetables to a large bowl.
7. Cut the ends off the leeks, quarter them lengthways.
8. Wash them under running water…
9. Then cut into 1cm slices. Add to the bowl.
10. Scrub and dice the potato.
11. Drain the cannellini beans, then set aside.
12. Finely slice the bacon.
13. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the bacon…
14. And fry gently for 2 minutes, or until golden.
15. Add the garlic, onion, carrots, celery, courgette/zucchini, and leek.
16. Add oregano and bay.
17. Cook slowly for about 15 minutes, or until the vegetables have softened, stirring occasionally.
18. Add the potato, cannellini beans and plum tomatoes….
19. Then pour in the vegetable stock.
20. Stir well, breaking up the tomatoes with the back of a spoon.
21. Cover with a lid and bring everything slowly to the boil, then simmer for about 30 minutes, or until the potato is cooked through. Meanwhile…
22. Remove and discard any tough stalks bits from the greens…
23. Then roughly chop.
24. Using a rolling pin, bash the pasta into pieces while it’s still in the packet or wrap in a clean tea towel.
26. To check the potato is cooked, pierce a chunk of it with a sharp knife – if it pierces easily, it’s done.
27. Add the greens and pasta to the pan, and cook for a further 10 minutes, or until the pasta is al dente.
28. This translates as ‘to the tooth’ and means that it should be soft enough to eat, but still have a bit of a bite and firmness to it.
29. Try some just before the time is up to make sure you cook it perfectly.
30. Add a splash more stock or water to loosen, if needed.
31. Pick over the basil leaves (if using) and stir through.
32. Season to taste with sea salt and black pepper, then serve with a grating of Parmesan and a slice of wholemeal bread, if you like.

To keep this low-carb, omit the pasta, you honestly won't miss it with everything else in this soup. "Hearty and nutritious, minestrone soup is a tasty crowd-pleaser and is super-easy to tweak according to the vegetables you have in the house. " Easy Minestrone Soup Recipe. "It is well worth the time and effort." Whether you say minestrone soup like the Italians, aka "min eh stron ee" or "min eh stron eh", this soup is the perfect gateway to. This healthy and quick Minestrone Soup is the best! I have been so excited to share my Minestrone Soup recipe with you all. It is a fast and healthy version made with zucchini and fresh basil. Vegan Minestrone Soup is brimming with garden vegetables, beans, spices and pasta for a deliciously healthy and comforting meal!

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