Garden Minestrone

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This soup is a great way to use up some of those pesky zucchini hanging around from the growing season. Even if you don't have home-grown ingredients I promise this will be the best minestrone you've ever tasted!

Garden Minestrone

This soup is a great way to use up some of those pesky zucchini hanging around from the growing season. Even if you don't have home-grown ingredients I promise this will be the best minestrone you've ever tasted!

Prep Time 30 min Cook Time 50 min Total Time 1 hr 20 mins Servings: 8

Ingredients

Meat - omit if vegetarian or vegan

Soup Base

Main Ingredients

Garnish

Instructions

  1. In a saucepan or skillet, brown the sausage. Drain and set aside.

  2. Meanwhile, add the butter and olive oil to a large stockpot. Add in the carrots and cook for about 10 minutes, or until they begin to soften slightly. Add the rest of the chopped vegetables and salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions begin to turn clear.

  3. Add everything else but the pasta and spinach to the stockpot and bring to a boil.

  4. Add the shell pasta and cook to desired doneness, or about 8 minutes.

  5. Remove from heat and stir in the spinach or use as a garnish for each serving. Grated parmesan also makes a wonderful garnish for this soup. Serve piping hot.

  6. This soup freezes exceptionally well. To reheat, add about half a cup of water per serving and microwave for 3 minutes or until heated through.

Keywords: garden fresh, soup
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Garden Minestrone

minestrone soup