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    Published: Sep 5, 2015 · Modified: Sep 18, 2023 by Usha Rao

    Minestrone Soup & Cheese Bruschetta

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    Minestrone soup is a wholesome, hearty soup with lots of vegetables and pasta! A filling soup for a cold, rainy day!

    Bowl of minestrone soup.

    Today we are traveling to Italy for a classic Italian soup, minestrone. I served minestrone soup with cheese bruschetta as my Italian combo food. Serve minestrone soup with or without bread since it is wholesome soup by itself.

    What is Minestrone?

    Minestrone soup is a thick soup made with vegetables, beans, pasta or rice. Onion, celery and carrots are common vegetables in the soup. Apart from these vegetables, use any vegetable that are available in the fridge. I used cannellini beans but navy, kidney or chickpeas can also be used. Since the soup is so versatile, add some meats to please the meat lovers.

    Bowl of minestrone soup with cheese garlic bruschetta.

    I had a very hard time picking the last combo for this theme. I tried fish & chips which was not good enough to make its to the blog and I also tried noodles with a Chinese side dish. The side dish was a flop and I was all set to make fish & chips again. In the last minute I backed out and finally made minestrone soup with bruschetta.

    Bowl of minestrone sup.

    I am not a big fan of minestrone soup, at least the soups that I tasted at few restaurants were not to my liking. Yesterday when looking for minestrone recipes, I was surprised at how easy this soup preparation is and also how similar it is to the vegetable soup I often make. The only difference is, I do not add tomato and even if I do, not as much as most of the recipes called for. I also do not add pasta.

    After reading some minestrone recipes, I knew I would like the soup. I made the soup for yesterday’s lunch & totally loved it. Wish I used less pasta as I had bruschetta to go with it. Also, after adding the pasta, the soup thickens and I prefer thin soups to thick soups.

    Minestrone soup with cheese garlic bruschetta.

    Easy Minestrone Soup Recipe

    Cheese & Garlic Bruschetta recipe here

    📖 Recipe

    Minestrone Soup

    Minestrone soup is a versatile, hearty, wholesome soup for weekday meals. Use vegetables, beans and pasta or rice you have on hand to prepare this delicious soup! 
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    Course: Main Course, Starter
    Cuisine: Italian
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 2
    Calories:

    Ingredients

    • ¼ cup Pasta (I used anellini gluten free pasta)
    • 2 teaspoon Oil
    • ¼ small Onion chopped
    • 1 small Carrot cut into thick slices, about ⅛ cup
    • ⅛ cup tender Celery slices
    • 1 small Red Radish sliced
    • 1 teaspoon Garlic chopped or crushed
    • 1 small to medium Tomato diced or ½ cup diced Tomato (I used vine tomato)
    • ⅛ teaspoon Dry Thyme or ½ – 1 teaspoon fresh Thyme (I used dry thyme)
    • ⅛ teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
    • ¼ teaspoon Salt adjust to taste
    • ¼ Tomato Puree (I used Pomi strained tomatoes)
    • ½ cup Cannellini Beans (I used canned beans)
    • 2 cups Stock (use 2 cups water + 2 cubes bouillon)
    • 1 cup Spinach chopped & loosely packed

    Instructions

    • Cook pasta following the instructions on the package. I used …. pasta and cooked it for 3 minutes though the instructions called for 4 minutes. Pasta is going to cook when simmering in soup.
    • Cut all the veggies and keep aside.
    • Heat oil in a pan. When hot add onion, celery, carrots, radish and garlic. Cook for a minute or two minutes.
    • Add tomato and cook until soft.
    • Add tomato puree, cannellini beans, thyme, pepper and salt. Mix and saute for few minutes.
    • Add stock or water and bring to boil. If using water, when it comes to boil add bouillon.
    • Boil until vegetables are almost cooked.
    • Add pasta, spinach and cook for 2-4 or until all the veggies and pasta is cooked. If the soup is very thick, add some stock and simmer for few minutes.
    • Serve hot with some toasted bread or as it is. I served with garlic cheese bruschetta. Soup can be garnish with some cheese.

    Notes

    • Pasta – I used ¼ cup dry pasta and felt I could have used less pasta and added few more vegetables. Second, since I was serving soup with bruschetta, I felt less pasta in the soup would have been better.
    • Stock – I do not like canned or packaged stock. I either use homemade stock or water. Lately I am using Maggi Bouillon. I used two cubes.
    • Soup is on the milder sider and one can adjust spice level to taste.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 0g | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg
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    Minestrone soup with lots of vegetables and pasta

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    1. Sowmya says

      September 30, 2015 at 5:24 am

      OMG!!! they look sooo yummy!!!! love the clicks.. so drooling here..

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    2. Mireille Roc (@ChefMireille) says

      September 28, 2015 at 9:02 pm

      you are such an expert at styling. the way you incorporated the brick and wooden backgrounds is just gorgeous in these photos

      Reply
    3. Suma Gandlur says

      September 23, 2015 at 6:33 pm

      That is one filling soup and love the bowl you served the soup in.

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    4. themadscientistskitchen says

      September 17, 2015 at 8:56 am

      Wow what pics. The soup is deliciously exotic. Love the soup and of course the pics.

      Reply
    5. Pavani says

      September 14, 2015 at 8:57 pm

      Beautifully presented meal Usha. Such a delicious and hearty soup.

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    6. harini says

      September 12, 2015 at 5:48 pm

      Lovely soup. I love the brick background there. Looks rustic and interesting.

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    7. Padma says

      September 08, 2015 at 11:50 am

      My God Usha your pictures gave a different look to the classic soup.. I can enjoy this soup for my any meal fantastic ..

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    8. Sandhiya says

      September 08, 2015 at 2:29 am

      Very comforting dish and asusual beautiful clicks..I always find difficult to picture liquid food..you have done a excellent job here Usha.

      Reply
    9. srividhya says

      September 08, 2015 at 12:26 am

      Filling soup and that too with bruschetta awesome pair yaar

      Reply
    10. Srivalli says

      September 07, 2015 at 3:56 am

      Usha those pictures are stunning!..what a lovely composition..and the aerial view of the soup is straight out of a magazine!

      Reply
    11. Priya says

      September 07, 2015 at 1:14 am

      Bruschetta and minestrone soup, this combo dish is definitely my kind of food, comforting and definitely satisfying meal.

      Reply
    12. preeti says

      September 06, 2015 at 6:39 am

      Looks lovely and great combination of pastas, vegetables, beans in one meal soup. Awesome.
      Check my recipes @ http://www.simplytadka.com

      Reply
    13. Vaishali Sabnani says

      September 06, 2015 at 6:07 am

      Though. I am not a soup person, this one looks so filling with lot of interesting ingredients going in . Very well captured.

      Reply
    14. cookingwithsapana says

      September 05, 2015 at 1:21 pm

      Such a hearty and filling soup.Looks yum.

      Reply
    15. Pradnya says

      September 05, 2015 at 1:19 pm

      loved everything out there in the pictures...

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