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Minestrone soup: Recipe for a healthy and hearty Italian classic

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Minestrone soup: Recipe for a healthy and hearty Italian classic

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  • Easy to prepare
  • 4 serving
  • 45 minutes
Jan, 09. 02. 2026
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Minestrone is a great „everything“ soup – it warms you up, fills you and, thanks to the vegetables and legumes, is also ideal as a light lunch. If you want to have other tried-and-true soup options on hand, check out vegetable soup with homemade halušky, for a classic for cold days hearty lentil soup and when you need something really substantial, the best pea soup.

For 4 serving

Ingredients

Vegetables:

Legumes and accompaniment:

Liquid:

Seasoning:

For serving (optional):

Preparation procedure

  • Heat the olive oil in a large pot. Add the onion and sauté it over medium heat until it becomes translucent. Add the garlic, carrot and celery and briefly sauté to release the aroma of the vegetables.
  • Add the tomatoes or tomato purée and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3–5 minutes so the flavors meld and the base thickens slightly.
  • Pour in the broth, add the potatoes, beans, bay leaf, oregano and basil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer gently for about 25 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
  • Towards the end of cooking add the zucchini and the pasta or rice. Cook another 8–10 minutes, until the pasta is soft and the soup has a typically thicker consistency.
  • Remove the soup from the heat, take out the bay leaf and stir in the chopped parsley. Add a few drops of good-quality olive oil to taste, if desired.

Number of servings

4 servings

Total preparation time

approx. 45 minutes

Recipe conclusion

Minestrone soup is an ideal choice for anyone looking for a healthy, tasty and at the same time filling meal. Thanks to the combination of vegetables, legumes and herbs, it provides the body with sufficient nutrients and energy. It tastes great fresh, but is even better the next day, when the flavors have had time to develop. It works as a light lunch or dinner and you can easily adapt it to what you have at home.

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