Six-vegetable minestrone
4
Point(s)
Total Time
1 hr 55 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
1 hr 35 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
Loaded with veggies, beans, and pasta, and topped with grated Parmesan cheese, this soup is a meal in itself.
Ingredients
Canned cannellini beans
6 oz, picked over, rinsed, and drained
Reduced-sodium chicken broth
8 cup(s)
Table salt
¼ tsp
Black pepper
⅛ tsp, freshly ground, or to taste
Olive oil
4 tsp
Uncooked onion(s)
2 medium, chopped
Uncooked carrot(s)
2 medium, chopped
Uncooked celery
2 rib(s), medium, chopped
Garlic
1 medium clove(s), minced
Plum tomato(es)
28 oz, canned, drained and chopped (reserve 1 cup juice)
Uncooked cabbage (all varieties)
1 pound(s), cleaned and shredded
Uncooked zucchini
3 medium, chopped
Fresh parsley
½ cup(s), falt-leaf, chopped
Dried sage
2 tsp, dried, or 2 tablespoons fresh
Uncooked pasta
3 oz, tubetti or other small pasta
Grated Parmesan cheese
¼ cup(s), fresh