Minestrone Soup Recipe
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Minestrone Soup

By: Maryanne 
"This soup is very filling and healthy. If possible use fresh vegetables and herbs from the garden. If you like, you can replace the kidney beans with cannelini beans."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (46)

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Original Recipe Yield 8 to 10 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 4 cups vegetable stock
  • 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
  • 1 large potato, cubed
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 1 large head cabbage, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
  • 3 cups fresh corn kernels
  • 1 large zucchini, sliced
  • 1 cup uncooked orzo pasta
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. In a large soup pot combine the vegetable stock, the undrained tomatoes, potato, onion, celery, carrot, cabbage and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer for about 15 minutes.
  2. Stir in the beans, corn, zucchini and pasta; simmer for 10 to 15 more minutes until the vegetables are tender. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 399 | Total Fat: 2.4g | Cholesterol: < 1mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2004 by DZIER813   view full review
classic minestrone, I changed the stewed tomatoes to whole cooked tomatoes amd hand crushed...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2003 by WERUD   view full review
The flavor was quite good but I found that it was more like a stew then a soup. I would omit...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2003 by TAYLOR555   view full review
I really enjoyed this healthy meal. It was more like a stew. I ended up using half of the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2005 by hardrockgirl   view full review
Use half the cabbage, add 2-3 extra cups of broth, also about 1 tsp. garlic powder and you...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2003 by PLF   view full review
Could the ingredient amounts be off? I needed to add a significant amount of additional liquid...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2006 by Kathy Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Very good - added some garlic, used white beans instead of kidney beans. Needed more broth...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2007 by Sisterfunkhaus   view full review
This is a wonderful VEGETARIAN recipe. It's great if you are a meat eater and want to add...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2003 by O Celine   view full review
I can't believe how easy it was to make yet really good and filling. I added extra tomato...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2005 by LRIGREM   view full review
I think this is a very good soup. I used shell pasta, and it needed to cook for longer to be...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2003 by MLKUSHNER   view full review
I thought the taste was okay, but there were too many vegetables in it. It sucked up all the...

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