Minestrone Vegetable Soup

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

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.
Minestrone Vegetable Soup
Minestrone Vegetable Soup
Minestrone Vegetable Soup
Minestrone Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon salt (Optional)
  • 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
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper (Optional)
  • 1 (15.5 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 zucchini, chopped

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