PERFECT VEGETARIAN MINESTRONE WITH OPTIONAL SAUSAGE
Chunky vegetables, hearty beans, pasta, and sausage - if you want it - mingle together in a rich, hearty vegetable broth. Just the thing to warm you up on a chilly winter day.
Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty
Time 2h50m
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- In a large soup pot, warm the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, and carrot and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes until soft.
- Add the garlic and saute, stirring, for about 1 minute.
- Add the potatoes, squash, broth, tomatoes, beans, sage, thyme, bay leaves, and Parmesan rind. Continue cooking over medium heat for about 10 minutes, until the soup comes to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer soup for 1 to 2 hours (I prefer 2 hours to really get the flavors mingling).
- About 20 minutes before you're ready to serve the soup, cook the pasta to al dente, according to your package directions. Drain add to the soup along with the zucchini and parsley. Continue to simmer for about 20 minutes, then taste and add additional salt and pepper if desired.
- If adding sausage to all or part of the soup, heat the tablespoon of olive oil in a medium saucepan and brown the sausage completely, breaking it up into small pieces. Remove any excess oil.
- If adding sausage to only half of the soup, ladle just under half of the soup into the saucepan, over the drained sausage. This should be about 4 - 5 cups of soup. If you're adding sausage to the entire batch, just stir it directly into your pot of soup.
- Remove bay leaves, taste again, and adjust seasonings if desired.
- Serve sprinkled with shredded Parmesan cheese, if desired.
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Badhon Kazi
[email protected]Overall, this is a great recipe for a hearty and flavorful minestrone soup. I would definitely recommend it to others.
HBAsifiwe HB
[email protected]This soup is a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables. My kids love it and they always ask for seconds.
Igoh Monik
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of vegetables, but I really enjoyed this soup. The broth is so flavorful and the vegetables are cooked perfectly.
Johnny Cook
[email protected]This soup is perfect for a cold winter day. It's hearty and filling, and the vegetables are packed with nutrients.
Sajjad Chattha
[email protected]I love that this soup is so versatile. You can add or remove vegetables depending on what you have on hand. It's also a great soup to freeze for later.
Severiano Sanchez
[email protected]This soup is a great way to use up leftover vegetables. I always have a bunch of odds and ends in my fridge, and this soup is a great way to use them up.
Arrow
[email protected]I found the instructions to be a bit confusing. The soup turned out okay, but I think it could have been better if the instructions were clearer.
Mohamad Sajawal
[email protected]This soup was a bit bland for my taste. I added some extra spices and herbs and it was much better.
Rehana Hameed
[email protected]I made this soup for a party and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it and asked for the recipe. It's a great soup for a crowd.
Ian elkins
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the soup turned out great! My family loved it and we will definitely be making it again.
John Doobraj
[email protected]This soup was easy to make and very flavorful. I loved the combination of vegetables and the broth was delicious.
Kushal Patel
[email protected]I'm not a vegetarian, but I really enjoyed this soup. It was hearty and filling, and the vegetables were cooked perfectly. I would definitely make this again.
Mubarak Haruna
[email protected]This minestrone was a hit with my family! The vegetables were tender and flavorful, and the broth was rich and satisfying. I especially loved the addition of the pesto, which gave the soup a nice depth of flavor.