30 Minute Minestrone Soup

Name: 30 Minute Minestrone Soup
Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil; 1 whole Onion, Chopped; 2 whole Carrots, Chopped; 2 stalks Celery, Chopped; 1/2 whole Red Bell Pepper, chopped; 1 whole Zucchini, Cubed; 1/2 cups Fresh Green Beans; 2 cans (15 Oz. Can) Crushed Tomatoes; 4 cups Vegetable Broth, Low Sodium; 2 cups Water; 1 can (15 Oz. Can) Black Beans, Drained; 1/2 teaspoons Garlic Salt; 1/2 teaspoons Dried Basil; 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano; 2 whole Bay Leaves; 1 cup Macaroni Noodles; Salt And Pepper, to taste

17 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 whole Onion, Chopped
2 whole Carrots, Chopped
2 stalks Celery, Chopped
1/2 whole Red Bell Pepper, chopped
1 whole Zucchini, Cubed
1/2 cups Fresh Green Beans
2 cans (15 Oz. Can) Crushed Tomatoes
4 cups Vegetable Broth, Low Sodium
2 cups Water
1 can (15 Oz. Can) Black Beans, Drained
1/2 teaspoons Garlic Salt
1/2 teaspoons Dried Basil
1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
2 whole Bay Leaves
1 cup Macaroni Noodles
Salt And Pepper, to taste

Directions

1

Start by chopping and dicing all your vegetables.
2

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute onion, carrots and celery for 5 minutes. Add red bell pepper, zucchini and green beans and saute 1 minute.
3

Next add the crushed tomatoes, vegetable broth, water and drained black beans.
4

Now it's time to add the garlic salt, basil, oregano and bay leaves. Give it a big stir and add your noodles. Taste and add salt and pepper if you feel the soup needs it.
5

Let simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes. You want the vegetables and noodles to be tender but not mushy.
6

Serve with Parmesan cheese if desired.
7

Super fast, super easy and feeds a crowd!
8

Enjoy!