Best Minestrone Soup

Best Minestrone Soup

A close up shot of Minestrone Soup in a stainless steel pot.

Best Minestrone Soup Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp. LeRoux Extra Virgin Olive Oil**
  • 1 large onion
  • 4-6 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 stalks celery diced
  • 2 medium carrots diced
  • 1 ½ cups potatoes diced
  • 2 cups shredded cabbage
  • 1 ½ tbsp. dried oregano
  • 1 ½ tbsp. dried basil
  • Kosher salt and ground black pepper
  • 2 14oz. cans fire roasted diced tomato
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 3 cups beef stock
  • 1 cup mini shells or elbow pasta
  • 1 15 oz. can cannellini beans
  • 1 cups fresh spinach chopped
  • 1 tbsp. minced fresh rosemary
  • 2 tbsp. fresh flat leaf parsley minced

Instructions

  • Heat a large pot over medium high heat and add olive oil.
  • Add onions and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add garlic cook a few seconds then add celery, carrots, potatoes and cabbage. Cook for about 5 minutes.
  • Add oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Stir into veggies for about a minute.
  • Add the tomatoes and stock, bring to a boil. Then add pasta, beans, spinach, rosemary and parsley.
  • Reduce to a simmer and stir occasionally, cook until pasta is tender.
  • Adjust seasonings add more stock if desired. Serve topped with parmesan cheese and ribbons of fresh basil.

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