Veggie Minestrone
For a casual supper, serve this minestrone soup with crusty bread and a green salad. Save the rinds from Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, freeze them and put a square in the soup pot. It will add richness and complexity to the broth. For more flavor, you can also use a light vegetable broth in place of the water.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta | 1 cup cooked (140g) | 220 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Spinach | 1 cup raw (30g) | 7 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Sage | 1 tsp ground (0.7g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Cannellini Bean | not in our table | 0 |
| Chard | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried cannellini beans
- 4 large garlic cloves
- 2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 2 large garlic cloves
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 cup diced fresh or canned tomatoes with their juices
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 large fresh sage leaves
- 2-inch piece Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese rind (optional)
- 2 cups packed shredded kale or chard
- 1 cup tubettini or other small dried pasta shape
- Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese for garnish