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
Course: SoupsCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy8
servings10
minutes30
minutesA 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!
This looks awesome! I use French onion soup concentrate for so many of my recipe in pot roast, etc. thank you Paige!