⠀ Minestrone Soup⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ One of our favorite meals, especially during cold winter months, is a big bowl of homemade minestrone soup. Chock full of colorful delicious vegetables, with a bit of pasta tossed in, minestrone soup is filling and a meal in itself.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ It’s easy to make and even easier to adjust to your liking.⠀⠀ Add more of your favorite vegetable(s) or other substitutions to your liking.⠀⠀ Follow our recipe, or use it as a guide and make it your own soup.⠀⠀ Have fun with it and most importantly…⠀⠀ Enjoy!⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Ingredients:⠀⠀ * 1 1/2 cups dry pasta – cooked al dente ⠀⠀ * 2-3 tablespoons olive oil⠀⠀ * 1 onion sliced and diced⠀⠀ * 1 stalk celery sliced and diced⠀⠀ * 1 medium zucchini sliced – slice like discs and then each discs in half⠀⠀ * 1 large grated carrot ⠀⠀ * 2 – 3 cloves garlic sliced and diced⠀⠀ * 14 ounce can Italian green beans⠀⠀ * 4 ounce can of tomato paste⠀⠀ * 14 ounce can diced tomatoes with juice⠀⠀ * 30 ounce can of drained kidney beans⠀⠀ * 30 ounce can of drained great northern beans⠀⠀ * 8 cups vegetable broth⠀⠀ * Sprig of fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried⠀⠀ * Sprig of fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried⠀⠀ * Small sprig of fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried⠀⠀ * 1 or 2 bay leaves⠀⠀ * 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder⠀⠀ * 1/2 teaspoon onion powder⠀⠀ * 3 – 4 cups fresh spinach⠀⠀ * Salt and pepper to taste⠀⠀ * Fresh grated parmesan cheese or Vegan Parmesan ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Directions:⠀⠀ * In a large stock pot, sauté onion, celery for 3 – 5 minutes. ⠀⠀ * Add zucchini and carrots. Sauté another 3 minutes.⠀⠀ * Add garlic, green beans, tomato paste and gently stir until mixed.⠀⠀ * Add diced tomatoes with juice, kidney beans and great northern beans. Stir well.⠀⠀ * If you’re using fresh herbs tie them together. ⠀⠀ * Add herbs and spices.⠀⠀ * Bring to a boil, lower heat, cover with lid and simmer 40 minutes. ⠀⠀ * Remove fresh herbs that are tied together and the bay leaves.⠀⠀ * Add fresh spinach and simmer 30 minutes.⠀⠀ * Serve in bowls with 1/2 cup cooked pasta. ⠀⠀ * Garnish with grated parmesan cheese.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #MinestroneSoup #Vegan #Vegetarian #recipe #SimpleSojourns #forkyeah #dailyfoodfeed ⠀⠀ https://simplesojourns.com/minestrone-soup/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CFX1PLintJg/?igshid=y80hok7gtd7t