Weeknight Minestrone Soup

Weeknight Minestrone Soup is a hearty vegetarian meal, quick to prepare, and absolutely delicious! Filled with lots of fresh veggies cooked in a vegetable stock, studded with pasta and spinach, and a touch of aged shaved Parmesan.

Homemade soup is one of my all-time favorite meals. We typically have soup at least once a week, and we love to have variety. My Weeknight Minestrone Soup is a so quick and easy. This is one hearty vegetarian soup! Veggies, pasta, stock, and cheese make an absolutely unforgettable meal.

This soup is great because it can be made for a crowd, and is always a crowd pleaser! Another thing I love about this soup is that it is great heated for lunch. I love how the flavors get even rich after sitting overnight, and I am always looking forward to lunchtime when I know this soup is on the menu.

So what exactly in minestrone? Traditionally, it is a thick vegetable and bean soup that includes some type of starch, like rice or pasta. There is not really a right or wrong way to make this soup and there is a "kitchen sink" approach to the type of veggies. Typically, Parmesan cheese, and sometimes the rind of the cheese, is included in the soup. Whatever your methods- the result is super tasty!

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What do you need to make Weeknight Minestrone Soup?

• Small Zucchini
• Carrots
• Celery
• Onion
• Kidney Beans
• Great Northern Beans
• Canned Petite Diced Tomatoes
• Vegetable Stock
• Salt
• Pepper
• Dried Oregano
• Dried Parsley
• Dried Basil
• Butter
• Olive Oil
• Fresh Spinach
• Ditalini Pasta (or other small pasta)
• Parmesan Cheese

How do I make Weeknight Minestrone Soup?

1. In a soup pot, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Place onion, carrots, and celery in the pot and cook for 5 minutes until the veggies begin to soften.
2. Add the zucchini, beans, tomatoes, beans, stock and seasonings. Bring to a low simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
3. Add the Parmesan, pasta, and spinach. Cook till pasta is tender.
4. Ladle into bowls and top with additional Parmesan cheese.

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Weeknight Minestrone Soup

5 from 4 votes

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Course Soup

Cuisine American

Servings 6 people

Ingredients

 

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• 1 tablespoon Butter
• 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
• ⅔ cup Chopped Carrots
• ½ cup Chopped Celery
• 1 Medium Onion, Chopped
• 1 Small Zucchini, chopped
• 16 oz Canned Kidney Beans, rinsed and drained
• 15.5 oz Canned Great Northern Beans, rinsed and drained
• 28 oz Canned Petite Diced Tomatoes
• 6 cups Vegetable Stock
• ½ teaspoon Salt
• ½ teaspoon Pepper
• 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
• 2 teaspoon Dried Parsley
• 1 teaspoon Dried Basil
• 2 ½ cups Fresh Spinach
• 1 cup Ditalini Pasta or other small pasta
• ¼ cup Shaved Parmesan Cheese (+ extra for topping)

Instructions

 

• In a soup pot, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Place onion, carrots, and celery in the pot and cook for 5 minutes until the veggies begin to soften.
• Add the zucchini, beans, tomatoes, beans, stock and seasonings. Bring to a low simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
• Add the Parmesan, pasta, and spinach. Cook till pasta is tender.
• Ladle into bowls and top with additional Parmesan cheese.

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