MAMA'S HEARTY MINESTRONE

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I concocted this dish using my family's recipe and another recipe I found online as guidelines, while also putting my own spin on it. What it turned into was the best minestrone my family has had yet! My husband likes his soups with hardly any broth; thus, 'hearty minestrone!' Enjoy!

Provided by jessispeer

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes     Vegetable Soup Recipes     Minestrone

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound ground beef
1 (14.5 ounce) can low-sodium chicken broth
2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
2 cups tomato sauce
½ cup water, more if needed
2 cups diced carrots
1 zucchini, sliced and quartered
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup finely chopped broccoli
½ cup elbow macaroni
¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese, or more to taste

Steps:

  • Heat vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add ground beef; cook and stir until beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease.
  • Transfer ground beef mixture to an 8-quart stockpot; add chicken broth, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, and carrots. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until carrots are partially cooked, 10 minutes. Add zucchini, bell pepper, basil, oregano, salt, and black pepper; simmer until carrots are tender, about 10 more minutes.
  • Stir broccoli and macaroni into soup; simmer until macaroni is cooked through but firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Garnish with Parmesan cheese to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 237.2 calories, Carbohydrate 19.5 g, Cholesterol 37.9 mg, Fat 11.9 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 14.7 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Sodium 735.8 mg, Sugar 8.1 g

Ammar Joyia
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This soup is amazing!


black men
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This soup is delicious!


Dylon Gums
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This soup is a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.


Afuajannatul Mawa
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This soup is comforting!


rohma asif
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This soup is hearty!


Shehab Aldeen
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This soup is great!


Patrick Mutondo
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This soup is the best!


Tysha Carson
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This soup is amazing!


Wael Abbas
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This soup is delicious!


Nishan Madusanka
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This soup is a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.


Sur Faraz
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This soup is so comforting.


Bumnandi Tafeni
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This soup is so hearty and flavorful.


Akinpelu Adekunle
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This soup is a great way to use up leftover vegetables.


Neil Kale
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I love this soup! It's so easy to make and it's always delicious.


Abdul Hafeez
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This is the best minestrone soup I've ever had. It's so hearty and flavorful.


Richard McClain
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This soup is amazing! It's so flavorful and comforting.


Agnes Dixon
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I've made this soup several times now and it's always a hit. It's so easy to make and it's always delicious.


Gacha Cuties:3
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This soup is delicious! I made it for my family last night and they loved it. It's a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.


Mackenzie Schroeder
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This minestrone is hearty and flavorful, and it's a great way to use up leftover vegetables. I added some chopped spinach and zucchini to mine, and it turned out great!