Sunday, February 19, 2012

Vegetable Minestrone Soup

Ingredients:-
Olive oil – 2 tbsp
Chopped onion – 1 medium
Chopped zucchini – 1/4 cup
Frozen Italian beans- ¼ cup
Minced celery- ½ stalk
Minced garlic- 2 tsp
Vegetable broth-4 cup
Red kidney beans, drained-1 can (15 ounce)
White beans, drained- 1 can (15 ounce)
Diced tomato – ½ can(14 ounce)
Shredded carrot-1/2 cup
Minced fresh parsley-1 tbsp
Dried oregano-1tsp
Ground black pepper-1/2 tsp
Dried basil – ½ tsp
Dried thyme-1/2 tsp
Hot water-11/2 cups
Spinach-3 cup
Small shell pasta – ½ cup

 Directions:-
·         Heat two tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat in a pot.
·         Sauté onion, celery, garlic, green beans, and zucchini in the oil for 5 minutes or until onions begin to turn translucent.
·         Add vegetable broth to pot, plus drained tomatoes, beans, carrot, hot water, and all spices.
·         Bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat and allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
·         Add spinach leaves and small shell pasta and cook for an additional 20 minutes or until desired consistency.


16 comments:

  1. Yummy yummy.......looks sooo perfect..

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  2. One of my fav soups :)..love the pasta bit the most !!

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  3. i once had it in a italian restaurant.. it looks perfect..:)

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  4. This would be perfect with some homemade bread for the lunch too!

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  5. Oh I am so drooling! ... Nicely done

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  6. Very delicious n comforting soup !

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  7. Hey.....I toohav posted a soup recipe...do check it out :-)

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  8. Perfect..Mouthwatering here :) Looks yum dear..

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  9. Very healthy, love this soup, a meal in itself..

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Thanks all for ur wonderfull comments

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