How To Make the Ultimate Minestrone Soup

This easy homemade minestrone soup recipe starts w/a sauté of fresh veg. Start with the onions.

Peel and chop the carrots and dice the celery.

To get that classic Italian flavor, make a spice blend of oregano, basil, fennel and crushed red pepper.

Sweat the vegetables in a large dutch oven and add the spice blend. Cook until the vegetables are tender.

Add a can of kidney beans, diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes and vegetable broth to the dutch oven.

Add fresh green beans and diced potatoes to the minestrone soup recipe.

Bring the minestrone soup to a boil, and reduce the heat to a simmer.

While the minestrone is simmering, chop fresh kale & measure out small pasta.

Add the pasta and quinoa to the minestrone soup & cook until both are tender.

Stir the kale in at the last minute and serve this heart vegetable soup.

This minestrone soup is great with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.

Make this vegetable soup recipe today!