Minestrone
For a quick lunch or easy dinner recipe, make this hearty minestrone. It brims with al dente pasta and colorful fresh vegetables.
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Minestrone
Directions
- In a Dutch oven combine the tomatoes, water, beans, broth, sweet pepper, seasoning, and pasta. Bring to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to medium. Cook, covered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, just until pasta is barely tender.
- Stir in spinach. Ladle into soup bowls. Top with Parmesan cheese and/or fresh basil.
From the Test Kitchen
Pantry:
Italian seasoning, vegetable or chicken stock
Shopping List:
diced tomatoes with Italian herbs: $1.89
yellow sweet pepper $2.00
dry rigatoni: $0.30
garbanzo beans: $1.19
baby spinach: $0.75
total: $6.13
cost per serving: $1.53
Change Up:
For a heartier version of this soup, substitute browned Italian sausage or cut-up chicken for the garbanzo beans. Vary the greens by swapping chopped fresh chard or kale for the spinach.
Nutrition Facts (Minestrone)
- Per serving:
- 234 kcal ,
- 2 g fat
- (0 g sat. fat ,
- 1 g polyunsaturated fat ,
- 1 g monounsaturated fat ),
- 0 mg chol. ,
- 759 mg sodium ,
- 46 g carb. ,
- 7 g fiber ,
- 12 g sugar ,
- 10 g pro.
Reviews (3)
Kristy Goucher-Schurman
1663 Days Ago
Very good and very easy. May note it makes quite a bit, but it freezes very well. Put in several single serving bowls and froze. Put one in my husband's lunch from time to time. Makes great lunchtime meal for him.
Tania
1806 Days Ago
I agree, fantastic!
Emily Baker
1902 Days Ago
wow, this was the easiest, quickest, cheapest soup I've ever made!! I substituted the pepper with carrots (take a little longer to cook) and zuccini because that's what I had on hand. I also used more chicken broth than water. very good soup!!