Minestrone Soup

This minestrone soup recipe was an accidental, incredibly delicious creation! It’s healthy, hearty and so delicious the whole family will love it!

I was at my Mama’s house in Lancaster, South Carolina during Christmas break and wanted to make us a healthy Minestrone soup after indulging in the Holiday treats. I started scrounging through her panty to see what I could use and these are the ingredients I found. She did not have any elbow pasta or beef broth, but I found condensed French Onion soup and I’m telling you that gave this soup the most incredible flavor. She had bowtie pasta so I used that and it made it so fun for the kids. We all loved it and I’ve made it several times since.

Minestrone soup is a hearty soup of Italian origin that usually includes meat, vegetables and pasta. This soup is absolutely delicious and so comforting on a cold day served with crusty bread! It’s even tastier the next day!

Minestrone Soup

Recipe by Paige MurrayCourse: SoupsCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

8

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

A delicious, hearty, healthy soup in a flavorful French onion broth.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. of ground beef (I used 93% lean).

• 1 tablespoon of minced garlic.

• 1 large yellow or white onion, diced.

• 4 large carrots, peeled and sliced into 1/4th inch rounds.

• 1 (14.5 oz) can of stewed or diced tomatoes.

• 1 (15.25 oz) can of corn, drained

• 1 (15 oz) can of peas, drained

• 1 (16 oz) can of kidney beans, rinsed and drained.

• 2 cans of Campbell’s condensed French onion soup.

• 2 cups of elbow pasta or Farfalle (bowtie) pasta.

• 8-12 cups of water (depending on how much broth you want).

• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning.

• 1/2 tablespoon of pepper.

• 1 tablespoon or Salt to taste.

Directions

• Brown beef in a large stock pot over medium high heat until almost cooked through.
• Add the garlic, onion and carrots to the pot and cook until onion is translucent.
• Add the tomatoes, corn, peas, kidney beans, French onion soup, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and water to the pot.
• Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a low boil and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the pasta to the pot and continue to let simmer (gentle bubbling) for 20 more minutes.
• Taste and adjust salt to taste.
• It’s even better the next day!

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