This is honestly the best Minestrone Soup! A vegetable broth tomato base and then loaded with fresh vegetables, beans, and tender small shell pasta. It simmers in one pot on the stove top for a delicious and healthy dinner.
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword minestrone soup
Prep Time 20minutes
Cook Time 30minutes
Total Time 50minutes
Servings 8people (2 cups)
Calories 198kcal
Author Jessica
Ingredients
1tablespoonbutter
2tablespoonsolive oil
1white onion, finely chopped
1cupsliced carrots
1cupsliced celery
1cuppeeled, chopped zucchini(about 1 zucchini)
½teaspoonsalt
1can (28 oz) petite diced tomatoesundrained
1can (15 oz) kidney beansdrained & rinsed
1can (15 oz) tomato sauce
3cans (14.75 oz each) vegetable broth
1tablespoondried basil
2teaspoonsdried parsley
1teaspoonoregano
1teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonpepper
1cupspinach leaves(about 2 small handfuls)
1 ½cupssmall shell pasta
Instructions
Melt butter and olive oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, zucchini, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Let cook for 8-10 minutes until tender, stirring occasionally.
Add the diced tomatoes, beans, tomato sauce, vegetable broth, basil, parsley, oregano, salt and pepper. Stir together and let come to a low boil. Once boiling, turn down the heat to low and let simmer for 15 minutes.
Add spinach and dried pasta shells. Let cook until pasta is done. About 10 minutes, depending on what size pasta you use.
** Leftovers will soak up the broth so you will probably want to add additional water or broth when reheating leftovers.
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Notes
If you want a thinner soup then use 4 cans of vegetable broth instead of 3. I love a soup that is not super brothy so I use 3 cans. The soup does thicken up as it sits (after cooking) so leftovers will not have much broth. Add water or additional broth when reheating. An easy way to get thinly sliced carrots is to use baby carrots. They are already peeled, and small so all you have to do is slice them. I like to chop up the spinach into smaller pieces. You can do this or just throw the spinach in as is.