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minestrone soup

Classic Italian Minestrone Soup

This soup contains everything that is good and healthy. You can consume hot and cold.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Appetizer, Soup
Cuisine Italian
Recipe Typevegetarian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsps olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 carrots
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 1 cup green beans (15 dkg)
  • pepper
  • oregano
  • basil
  • 3 medium-sized tomatoes
  • 1 can tomato paste (4 dl)
  • 6 cups chicken broth (or water and broth concentrate or bouillon)
  • 1 can black beans (4 dl)
  • parmesan
  • fresh basil
  • ½ soup noodles

Instructions
 

  • Heat olive oil in a large pot.
  • Start cooking the diced onion until translucent.
  • Add garlic and after 30 seconds add carrots and celery and cook until begin to soften, a few minutes.
  • Then stir in the green beans and add salt and pepper, oregano and basil. 
  • After 3 minutes add the diced tomato and the tomato paste and the chicken broth and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, then stir in the black beans cook for another 10 minutes. Taste and season with salt if needed.
  • When serving in bowls, add soup noodles and top the soup with parmesan and freshly chopped basil and enjoy!

NOTES

The above figures assume a cup with a volume of 250 ml.