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minestrone soup

Minestrone Soup

5 from 1 vote
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 173kcal
Author: Tara Tan
A delicious, nourishing tomato-based soup with potatoes, carrots, celery, beans, and kale.
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 brown onion chopped
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 3 celery stalks diced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 cup white or brown mushrooms chopped
  • 2 potatoes medium, chopped
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 1 can diced tomatoes 400 grams
  • 4 cups vegetable stock
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 2 teaspoons oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 bay leaf
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 1/4 cup macaroni
  • 1 can red kidney beans 400 grams
  • 1 cup kale chopped
  • 1/2 lemon juiced

Instructions

  • Heat pan with olive oil. Add the onions, carrots, potatoes, celery, and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add paprika, oregano, thyme. Cook for another 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook for another 2-3 minutes until the carrots get tender.
  • Add the canned tomatoes, stock, bay leaves, salt and pepper and let it come to a soft boil. Once boiling, lower the heat, add your macaroni and simmer with lid partially covered for 15 minutes.
  • After 15 minutes, when the potatoes and your macaroni are tender enough, add the beans and your greens. Cook for another 5 minutes and turn off the heat. Squeeze the lemon juice and stir.
  • Enjoy while warm. Serve with sourdough toast or bread rolls.

Nutrition

Sodium: 747mg | Calcium: 82mg | Vitamin C: 46mg | Vitamin A: 5180IU | Sugar: 7g | Fiber: 5g | Potassium: 783mg | Calories: 173kcal | Saturated Fat: 1g | Fat: 5g | Protein: 5g | Carbohydrates: 30g | Iron: 3mg
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