
Minestrone Soup
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Ingredient prep checklist
- Yellow Onion: 1 medium yellow onion (diced)
- Carrot: 2 medium carrots (chopped)
- Ribs Celery: 2 celery ribs (thinly sliced)
- Sea Salt: 1 teaspoon sea salt (plus more to taste)
- Garlic: 3 garlic cloves (grated)
- Tomatoes: 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- White Beans: 1½ cups cooked white beans or kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
- Green Beans: 1 cup chopped green beans
- Parsley: ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
- Parmesan Cheese: Grated Parmesan cheese (optional, for serving)
medium heat
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, salt, and several grinds of black pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes, until the vegetables begin to soften.
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until the vegetables begin to soften.

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for 8 minutes
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until the vegetables begin to soften.
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Minestrone Soup
Minestrone Soup
References
This step uses
- 2 medium carrots (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion (diced)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt (plus more to taste)
- Freshly ground black pepper
Equipment reference
- Pot, required
large pot
Full ingredient reference
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion (diced)
- 2 medium carrots (chopped)
- 2 celery ribs (thinly sliced)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt (plus more to taste)
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 garlic cloves (grated)
- 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1½ cups cooked white beans or kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
- 1 cup chopped green beans
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ¾ cup small pasta
- ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
- Red pepper flakes
- Grated Parmesan cheese (optional, for serving)