Quick & Easy Minestrone Soup

Name: Quick & Easy Minestrone Soup
Ingredients: 6 ounces pancetta small dice; 6 carrots medium dice; 5 celery stalks medium dice; 3 garlic cloves sliced; 28 ounces diced tomatoes; 2 cans cannellini beans rinsed and drained; 3 handfuls baby spinach fresh; 12 cups broth; elbow pasta cooked to al dente; olive oil

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

6 ounces pancetta small dice
6 carrots medium dice
5 celery stalks medium dice
3 garlic cloves sliced
28 ounces diced tomatoes
2 cans cannellini beans rinsed and drained
3 handfuls baby spinach fresh
12 cups broth
elbow pasta cooked to al dente
olive oil

Directions

1

Heat up a large pot over medium low heat. Add in a couple Tbsp of olive oil and the diced pancetta.
2

Cook the pancetta until browned.
3

Add in the carrots, garlic and celery. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Cook until just softened a bit.
4

Stir in the diced tomatoes {including the juice}, the beans and broth {see note on broth in the intro}.
5

Simmer for about 20 minutes or until the veggies are tender.
6

Stir in the baby spinach and cook just for a couple more minutes.
7

Add in the pasta and serve.