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Blue Zone Minestrone Soup Recipe

The Blue Zone Minestrone Soup Recipe is a rich and nutritious soup filled with fresh vegetables like carrots, zucchini, and tomatoes, along with beans and pasta or rice. The ingredients can be customized based on seasonal availability and personal preferences. This soup is a healthy and balanced meal that supports overall wellness thanks to its vitamins and fiber.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6 people
Calories 300 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
  • 1 medium onion, chopped.
  • 2 carrots, sliced.
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped.
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced.
  • 1 medium zucchini, chopped.
  • 1 cup of white beans or chickpeas.
  • 1 cup of chopped tomatoes.
  • 1 cup of broth (vegetable or chicken broth).
  • 1/2 cup of small pasta.
  • 1 bay leaf.
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh basil, chopped (optional).
  • Parmesan cheese for garnish (optional).

Instructions
 

  • Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
    Olive oil heating in a large pot on medium heat in a bright, clean kitchen
  • Add the onion, carrots, and celery and sauté them for 5 minutes until they are tender.
    Onions, carrots, and celery sautéing in olive oil in a large pot
  • Add the garlic and zucchini and sauté for an additional 2 minutes until the garlic becomes fragrant.
    Garlic and zucchini being added to sautéed vegetables in a pot
  • Add the chopped tomatoes, beans or chickpeas, broth, and bay leaf. Bring the mixture to a boil.
    Tomatoes, beans, and broth added to a pot, with a bay leaf floating as the soup boils
  • Once it boils, reduce the heat and let the soup simmer for 20 minutes until all the ingredients are cooked through.
    Soup simmering on a stovetop with steam rising and the pot slightly covered
  • Add the small pasta and cook for an additional 10 minutes until the pasta is tender.
    Small pasta being added to a pot of simmering soup on the stove
  • Add salt and black pepper to taste.
    Salt and pepper being sprinkled into a simmering pot of soup
  • Serve the soup hot with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil on top, if desired.
    Blue Zone Minestrone Soup served hot with Parmesan cheese and basil on top