I almost labeled this blog Minestrone Soup Italian Style only to realize hello….. minestrone soup IS Italian! LOL! Ever since I cut out caffiene 100% from my diet about 3 months ago my brain doesn’t seem to be the same! Oh well… here’s to a healthier me!
Getting back to minestrone soup, I don’t even know what “minestrone” means. I’ll look it up and let you know if I find out anything of interest. My mom made good minestrone soup when I was growing up, I remember having it with a nice chunk of Italian bread on the side. When I got married and wanted to make it, I often put it off because I thought it took a lot of things I didn’t have… like different type beans or maybe some greens or ham (which I don’t eat anymore). Ham I admit gives it a wonderful aroma. So after reading a few recipes here and there I came up with my own soup that suited my simple ingredients rule quite fine.
Ingredients: Water, carrots, celery, garlic, onion, 1 can tomatoes chopped, olive oil, noodles (optional). That’s all! Instead of water you can use chicken or veggie stock if you have it. Or throw in a chicken breast, but this requires more time to make sure it cooks all the way through. So to keep it simple, use the basic ingredients and follow my recipe here. It takes about 1 hour or 1 1/2 hours if you take your time like me.
To make the minestrone soup more “bulked” up add a can of cannellini beans or other beans maybe some kidney beans. Add some chopped potatoes too. Make sure you serve it with some bread and a big healthy italian salad!
Keep it simple with simple ingredients and you’ve made a masterpiece of a meal! Enjoy and share your minestrone secrets if you can!
Ciao- Liz
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