Jamie's Minestrone Soup

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 35 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil

3 cloves garlic, chopped

2 onions, chopped

2 cups chopped celery

5 carrots, sliced

4 cups tomato sauce

2 cups chicken broth

2 cups water

½ cup red wine (Optional)

3 zucchinis, quartered and sliced

2 cups baby spinach, rinsed

2 cups fresh or frozen green beans, cut into 1 ½-inch pieces

1 cup canned kidney beans, drained

2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano

salt and pepper to taste

½ cup shell pasta

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese for topping

1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions

Gather the ingredients.

Heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium-low heat. Sauté garlic in hot oil until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, 4 to 5 minutes.

Add celery and carrots; sauté for 1 to 2 minutes.

Pour in tomato sauce, broth, and water; bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Add red wine; reduce heat to low.

Stir in zucchini, spinach, green beans, kidney beans, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Simmer until soup is heated through, 30 to 40 minutes.

Meanwhile, fill a medium saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Cook seashell pasta in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 7 to 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.

Place 2 tablespoons cooked pasta into individual serving bowls. Ladle soup over pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Drizzle with olive oil to serve.

Nutrition

• Calories: 193 kcal
• Total Fat: 9 g
• Saturated Fat: 1 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 2 mg
• Sodium: 953 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 26 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7 g
• Total Sugars: 11 g
• Protein: 7 g