Minestrone Soup Recipe
This tasty minestrone soup recipe is phenomenal. Its delicious combination of vegetables and pasta is extraordinary. Minestrone is a great vegetarian soup that can be made in as little, as and hour.

This minestrone soup has and amazing taste that is rich and savory. Delicious fresh vegetables in a herb filled tomato broth combined with tender pasta is simply fabulous. Preparation for this minestrone soup recipe will take a some time, but once you get all the chopping done, cooking will only take about 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 4oz Carrot (Chopped)
- 4oz Celery (Chopped)
- 4oz Onion (Chopped)
- 2 Garlic Cloves (Minced)
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Basil (Chopped)
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Oregano (Chopped)
- 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Pepper
- 15oz Canned Cooked Red Kidney Beans (Drained)
- 14oz Canned Tomatoes (Chopped)
- 5oz Cabbage (Coarsely Chopped)
- 1 Courgette (Chopped)
- 3oz Pasta (Orzo or Ditalini)
Preparation
Pour one and a half pints water into a large saucepan and add the carrot, celery, onion, garlic, basil, oregano and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat. Cover the pan, and simmer the mixture for 15 minutes.
Next add the kidney beans to the pan with the tomatoes, cabbage, courgette and pasta. Return the mixture to a boil and reduce the heat. Next cover the pan and simmer for 5-10 minutes until the pasta is tender and cooked. Serve hot with some buttered bread of a sandwich.

# 1 by goindia
November 13th, 2009 at 12:14 am #
I liked the article. The recipe sound yummy ….
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# 2 by sweet sunshine143
November 13th, 2009 at 12:14 am #
great recipe. my favorite soup. it taste like tomato with vegetables.
# 3 by Darla Smith
November 13th, 2009 at 8:16 am #
Sounds delicious!
# 4 by AlmaG
November 13th, 2009 at 5:52 pm #
Looks delicious… have to try it ^_^
# 5 by mkd1788
November 22nd, 2009 at 11:49 pm #
nice soup….yummmmm
# 6 by lucia anna
November 29th, 2009 at 7:41 am #
Yes, very nice soup!
# 7 by deklin42
December 1st, 2009 at 10:24 pm #
I have to try it.
# 8 by albert1jemi
December 8th, 2009 at 4:55 am #
wow thats makes water out of my mouth now great soup
# 9 by irenen1
December 11th, 2009 at 10:38 pm #
Easy recipe but what is a courgette?
# 10 by Annashank
January 16th, 2010 at 7:10 am #
One of my favourite soups but only had it from the tin… Great to have the recipe to prepare it at home now… Thank you for sharing