Easy Minestrone

Name: Easy Minestrone
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 3 cloves garlic, chopped, or more to taste; 2 onions, chopped; 5 carrots, sliced; 4 cups chicken broth; 2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with garlic and oregano; 1/2 cup red wine (optional); 1 (16 ounce) package frozen green beans; 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained; 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano; salt and pepper to taste; 1/2 cup seashell pasta, or more to taste; 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste

15 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, chopped, or more to taste
2 onions, chopped
5 carrots, sliced
4 cups chicken broth
2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with garlic and oregano
1/2 cup red wine (optional)
1 (16 ounce) package frozen green beans
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup seashell pasta, or more to taste
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste

Directions

1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Cook and stir garlic in hot oil until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add onion; cook and stir until slightly softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in carrots until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
2

Pour chicken broth and diced tomatoes into onion mixture; bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Add red wine, reduce heat to low, and stir green beans, pinto beans, spinach, basil, oregano, salt, and black pepper into broth mixture. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes.
3

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook seashell pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and stir pasta into soup. Ladle soup into bowls and top with Parmesan cheese.