Home > Blog > Healthy Recipes

Minestrone Soup (Recipe)

Minestrone Soup (Recipe)

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound dried white beans (Northern white beans or any brand)
  
• 2 T. extra virgin olive oil (Kasandrinos **FREE Bottle**)
  
• 1 large onion (finely chopped)
  
• 1 carrot (cut into medium chunks)
  
• 1 celery stalk (cut into medium slices)
• 2 T. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 4 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 15-ounce can tomatoes (chopped
• 1 1/2 pounds green cabbage (cored and coarsely chopped)
• 8 C. water
• 1 Parmesan rind
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1/4 C. freshly-grated Parmesan (for garnish)
• 1/4 C. chopped parsley (for garnish)

Instructions

• 1.  Heat olive oil in a soup pot and saute onion, carrot, celery and parsley for about 10 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Add half the minced garlic and stir into the vegetable mixture. Cook for about a minute until the garlic begins to smell fragrant.

• 2. Add tomatoes to the soup and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.

• 3. Stir the chopped cabbage into the soup and then add drained beans, 8 C. water, Parmesan rind and bay leaf. Bring the soup to a boil and then lower heat to a simmer. Cook, partially covered, for about an hour. The beans should be almost tender at this point.

• 4. Add the remaining minced garlic and salt to your taste. Stir and cook for another 30 minutes to an hour. Your soup will be done when the beans are thoroughly tender and creamy.

• 5. Adjust seasonings. Remove the bay leaf and the Parmesan rind.

• 6. Ladle hot soup into serving bowls. Stir in some of the cooked pasta. Garnish with chopped parsley and a generous sprinkling of grated Parmesan.

Enjoy!!!

Servings : 1
Ready in : 20 Minutes
Course : Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish

How to get started?

If you like the Mediterranean diet and want more recipes like this?

We do recommend getting the 21-Day Mediterranean Diet Challenge.

It's a weekly Mediterranean Meal Plan, grocery lists and recipes to help you get started fast and easy.

Let us take all the hard work out of the Mediterranean diet for you! 

Hundreds of women are experiencing the same struggle you’re going through right now.

• 21-days of meal planning, done for you
  
• Complete shopping lists, already organized
  
• No Stress, Feel happier and energetic

Go ahead and click here for The 21 Day Challenge ⬇️