Hearty Minestrone
 
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A traditional Italian vegetable and pasta soup.
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Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 med. onion, chopped
  • 2 med. carrots, chopped
  • 2 med. celery stalks, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. pepper
  • 2 cups water
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • ½ cup tomato sauce
  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 ---- bay leaf
  • 2 cups spinach or swish chard, chopped
  • 1 cup Napa cabbage, chopped
  • 1 can cannellini beans
  • --- pinch red pepper flakes
  • ⅔ cup ditalini pasta (or other small size pasta)
  • --- --- Parmesan cheese ribbons for garnish
  • --- --- extra virgin olive oil to drizzle
Instructions
  1. In a large pot, heat the olive oil and cook the onions, carrots and the celery until soft. Add the garlic, the salt and pepper and stir for one more minute.
  2. Add the water, chicken stock, tomato sauce, thyme and bay leaf and bring to a boil.
  3. Add the spinach, cabbage, red pepper flakes and simmer until vegetables are tender. Stir in the pasta and cook until al dente.
Recipe by Marilena's Kitchen at https://marilenaskitchen.com/hearty-minestrone/