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Italian Minestrone Soup
Best Italian minestrone soup with fennel / "finocchio" and fregola pasta in a homemade tomato based broth from scratch. In essence: a super delicious thick vegetable and pasta soup that is vegan and good for you!
👥 8 Servings👤 Florentina📖 ciaoflorentina
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- pot
📝 Preparation Steps
1
sautee onion
onion (diced)1
2
Preheat a heavy bottom soup pot over medium heat and sautee the onion in a light drizzle of olive oil (or water for WFPB compliance) until translucent and starts to get a little color. Add a pinch of salt and chili flakes and give everything a good stir.
onion (diced)1water8 cups
3
add veggies
4
Stir in the grated carrot, diced bell pepper and sliced fennel. Toss to combine with the onion and cook a few more minutes on medium high heat until the veggies start getting a little color.
carrot (peeled + grated)1bell pepper (diced)1onion (diced)1
5
capers, garlic + fennel
capers (brined +roughly chopped)2 Tbspgarlic (minced)4 cloves
6
Push the veggie mixture to the sides. Drizzle a little olive oil in the center of the pot and add the garlic, capers and fennel seeds. Cook until fragrant taking care not to let the garlic burn. Stir well.
garlic (minced)4 clovescapers (brined +roughly chopped)2 Tbspfennel seeds1 Tbsp
7
tomatoes + aromatics
8
Add the diced tomatoes, bay leaves, rosemary and water. Bring to a simmer and cover with a lid. Cook the soup on medium low heat for ⏱️ 25 minutes to concentrate the flavor.
bay leaves2water8 cups
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add pasta
10
After ⏱️ 25 minutes have passed taste the soup and season it with a generous pinch of salt. Add the fregola couscous or whatever small shape pasta you are using.
small shape pasta (I used fregola / Italian couscous)1 cup
11
simmer
12
Cook until the pasta is al dente. Usually fregola takes between 15 and ⏱️ 17 minutes to cook but other small shape pastas are done in half that time, so it’s important to follow the cooking times on the package. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
small shape pasta (I used fregola / Italian couscous)1 cup
13
Add herbs + beans if using and serve
14
If adding canned cannellini beans this is the time to add them to the soup and cook just until heated through. Stir in the fresh parsley and serve with homemade crusty bread or garlic bruschetta.
garlic (minced)4 cloves
Nutrition Facts
calories
155 kcal
fat Content
1 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
6 g
sodium Content
236 mg
protein Content
6 g
carbohydrate Content
32 g
saturated Fat Content
0.2 g
unsaturated Fat Content
0.5 g
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