Minestrone soup is an Italian cuisine classic. Here is our recipe for this classic Italian vegetable soup with beans and pasta!
Classic Italian Minestrone Soup
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- ⅜ cup dried white beans
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp unsalted butter
- 1 yellow onions, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 2 potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 cup spinach, chopped
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- ½ cup canned crushed tomatoes
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 cup broken fettuccini pasta
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Soak the white beans overnight in a bowl with just enough cold water to cover them.
- The next day, drain the water from the beans and rinse well. Cook in boiling water for 45 to 60 minutes. Reserve.
- In large saucepan, melt butter in oil over medium heat. Add the onions and cook for 2 minutes until golden brown.
- Add carrots and celery. Season and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add the potatoes and stir. Continue cooking for 2 minutes.
- Stir in spinach and continue cooking for 2 minutes.
- Add vegetable stock, crushed tomatoes, and thyme sprigs. Season. Put a lid on the pan and cook the soup over low heat for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally. It’s important that the minestrone soup simmer gently.
- After 2 hours of cooking, add cooked beans and pasta and continue cooking for 20 minutes. Check the seasoning.
- Serve with a crusty piece of bread.
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