Easy Minestrone Soup

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion

  diced
• 2 cloves garlic

  minced
• 2 carrots

  sliced thinly
• 2 stalks celery

  sliced thinly
• 3 cans diced tomatoes

  14 ½ oz.
• 4 cans chicken broth

  14 ½ oz.
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley

  or 1 tablespoon fresh
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• pepper to taste
• 2 cans kidney beans

  drained (15 oz.)
• 2 cups shredded cabbage
• 1 medium sized zucchini sliced
• 1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni

Instructions

• 1 In a large soup pot, heat olive oil. Add onion, garlic, carrots and celery and
  saute until tender.
• 2 Add diced tomatoes, chicken broth, parsley, Italian seasoning, dried basil,
  oregano, salt, and pepper. Bring all to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer 20 minutes.
• 3 Add kidney beans and shredded cabbage and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 4 Add zucchini and elbow macaroni and simmer for 10 minutes, or until macaroni is
  tender.
• 5 Serve topped with Parmesan Cheese or shredded Pecorino Romano cheese.

Nutrition Info