Minestrone Vegetable Soup

Plenty of spinach, zucchini, and tomatoes give this Italian-inspired soup its hearty texture and rich flavor.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 174 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 4 cups tomato juice
• 2 cups rotini pasta
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 cups chopped fresh spinach
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (32 ounce) carton chicken broth
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 zucchini, chopped
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until onion is tender, 2 to 5 minutes. Stir chicken broth, tomato juice, diced tomatoes and their juice, spinach, zucchini, carrots, celery, cannellini beans, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cover pot. Simmer soup for 45 minutes.

Step 2

Bring soup back to a full boil and stir in rotini pasta. Reduce heat to low and simmer until pasta is tender, 10 to 15 more minutes.