Photo: Gabriel Gurrola
The Best Quinoa Minestrone
20 ingredients
15 min + 40 min
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A hearty and healthy soup filled with quinoa, pesto, white wine, tons of veggies and pancetta!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1090
Calories
64g
Protein
42g
Fat
114g
Carbs
Counts 19 of 20 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Quinoa | 1 cup cooked (185g) | 222 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Pistachio | 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) | 159 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Parmesan Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 110 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Spinach | 1 cup raw (30g) | 7 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Cannellini Bean | 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
- 4 ounces, weight Pancetta
- 2 cups Peeled And Chopped Carrots
- 1 cup Chopped Celery
- 1 pound Russet Potato
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 whole Yellow Onion (large), Diced
- 5 cloves Garlic, Minced
- ¼ teaspoons Dried Thyme
- ½ teaspoons Dried Basil
- ½ teaspoons Dried Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 can (28 Oz. Size) Diced Tomatoes
- 8 cups Chicken Broth
- 1 whole Bay Leaf
- 1 pinch Salt And Pepper, to taste
- 1 cup Dry Quinoa (uncooked)
- 1 can (15 Oz. Size) Cannellini Beans, Drained And Rinsed
- ½ cups Pinot Grigio (or Similar Wine)
- 2 Tablespoons Pesto (I Used My Homemade Pistachio Pesto)
- 10 ounces, weight Baby Spinach, Roughly Chopped If Desired
- 1 pinch Parmesan Cheese, Shredded (optional)
Directions
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By tastykitchen ·
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