A rich and satisfying supper can be made from this minestrone soup recipe. Along with potatoes, carrots, orzo pasta, fresh corn, zucchini, and cabbage, there are also tons of beans.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 50 mins |
| Servings: | 9 |
Ingredients
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
- 1 large potato, cubed
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1 large head cabbage, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
- 3 cups fresh corn kernels
- 1 large zucchini, sliced
- 1 cup uncooked orzo pasta
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, combine vegetable stock, undrained tomatoes, potato, onion, celery, carrot, cabbage, and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer for about 15 minutes.
- Stir in beans, corn, zucchini, and pasta; simmer for 10 to 15 more minutes until the vegetables are tender. Season with salt and pepper.
- If possible, use fresh vegetables and herbs from the garden.
- If you like, you can replace the kidney beans with cannellini beans.
Reviews
I used this recipe as a base for my usual recipe. I thought it was excellent! I used diced tomatoes, fresh green beans, celery, white onion, carrots, kosher salt, pepper, Italian herbs, vegetable broth. (I did not use cabbage, or beans suggested. I think they may have absorbed the juices everyone is looking for.) Also any soup needs to cook longer then an hour to absorb flavor you want.
I am Italian and thought this recipe was excellent..Used orecchiette pasta as my grandmother used to do.
turned out pretty good
Love this soup! But I made the following adjustments: double the broth and half the cabbage. I’ve made this several times. I’ve changed up the beans and pasta, too.
I thought this was awful. Definitely not a minestrone soup more like vegetables in water! I agree with some other commenters that if you have to adjust a recipe drastically, why follow that recipe!
I’ve made this recipe many times. I think it calls for way too much cabbage. In fact I reduce the amount of most of the vegetables and the pasta and I might add one or two additional fresh vegetables, whatever I have on hand, such as green beans or mushrooms. The soup is very thick. Sometimes I have to add more liquid when I serve it as leftovers. I also cut the amount of Italian seasoning by half.
Made I it in a slow cooker
Added macaroni shells. Probably should have used bow ties, as the shells tend to get mushy if the soup is left to sit for any length of time. Other than that, it was delicious.
Very hearty soup! It’s a bit too spicy for me, as I used fire roasted canned tomatoes with green chili’s. Will make it again
I used half vegetable stock and half beef stock. Cut back on cabbage and added italian sausage and minced garlic. We loved it!
This was delicious! and of course I made changes!!! That’s the beauty of minestrone soup! I used fresh tomatoes so needed a little more juice. I added 1, 14 oz can of red enchilada sauce. I think the Italian Seasoning can be scaled back a bit too. I also added garlic powder–who doesn’t put garlic in everything!?!? LOL Also, recipe calls for orzo, but I don’t think that is what is pictured. I used Casarecce noodles and they cooked just fine but got a little lost in the soup, next time I’ll use a little firmer noodle. An easy soup to make entirely ORGANIC!
Wow ! this recipe was delicious! i made my own version using half chicken stock and the rest vegetable. i seasoned with garlic powder, salt and pepper. i added shredded chicken ans also added broccoli. Also i replaced the cabbage with bok choy. Instead of Orzo i replaced it with bowtie pasta.
Great recipe! Would make adjustments to our tastes next time. It does make more like a stew than a soup. Definitely need more broth/ tomato to balance but overall great flavor! Very similar to what you would order at a restaurant. Liked the cannelloni beans over the kidney beans and we used bok choy instead of head cabbage. Would certainly reccomend and will make again!
Very good recipe- everyone in my family loved it! I used this as a base recipe & subbed what I had on hand: northern beans, italian diced tomatoes (2 cans), I sauteed 2 large crushed garlic cloves, carrots, celery & onions. I added a bay leaf to broth (combined 2 cubes veggie bouillon & 2 cubes beef bouillon + 4c. water) I added elbow noodles at the end, and I did not add corn or zucchini. Slow cooked all day…yummo!
5 stars but I did make a few tweeks…used 8 cups chicken stock & 3 cans Italian stewed tomatoes w/juice (wanted left overs). Used about 3 c shredded cabbage (will use 1 1/2 c next time). Also added 1 Tbs dried parsley & 1/2 Tbsp garlic powder. Used cannelli beans in place of kidney. This turned out to be a great hearty soup. Will add fresh spinach next time.
The proportions are wrong… Too much veggies for the amount of broth… I omitted the pasta…
I added sausage and hamburger meat to make it a little more hearty for my family. I seem to be surrounded by carnivores here at home. They loved it and I had no complaints. Adding to my list of favorite recipes. Quick and easy to follow. Thanks
The ingredient portions are all wrong. To much stuff. Would use elbow pasta and diced tomatoes next time. Will try another more classic recipe. The picture is not of the soup that you make.
This is absolutely delicious! I used a cup of dried beans, boiled for 10 minutes, left for 2 hours then cooked as normal. I love the cabbage idea. Everyone was bickering over seconds! Will definitely make again!
Wish I would have read all the reviews instead of just looking at the stars. Pretty much anyone who had any success with this recipe did not follow the recipe. I did not find this to be like a traditional minestrone at all. I halved the cabbage and corn and still had to double the water to make it at all like a soup. The flavor was boring. There is no way I will ever make this again.
I will make it again! Very tasty, but i would use less cabbage maybe half of all the vegetables to make is soupy. The seasoning was marvelous.