Minestrone

Name: Minestrone
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup cannellini beans, cooked; 2 carrots, diced; 2 potatoes, diced; 400g canned tomatoes; 1 onion, diced; 2 cups cabbage or kale, chopped; 1 cup small pasta (ditalini); 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp olive oil; Parmesan rind (optional, for simmering)

Minestrone/mee-neh-STROH-neh/

Also known as: Minestrone Soup, Italian Vegetable Soup

About this dish

A hearty vegetable soup built on a base of beans, seasonal vegetables, and often pasta or rice, simmered in a tomato or broth base.

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Ingredients

🫘1 cup cannellini beans, cooked

🥕2 carrots, diced

🥔2 potatoes, diced

🍅400g canned tomatoes

🧅1 onion, diced

🥬2 cups cabbage or kale, chopped

🍝1 cup small pasta (ditalini)

🧄2 cloves garlic, minced

🫒2 tbsp olive oil

🧀Parmesan rind (optional, for simmering)

Method

Serves 2

Heat olive oil in a large pot and sauté onion, garlic, and carrots until softened.

Add potatoes, cabbage, and tomatoes, and stir to combine.

Pour in enough water or stock to cover generously, add the parmesan rind if using, and simmer for 30 minutes.

Add the beans and pasta and cook until the pasta is tender, about 10 minutes more.

Season with salt and pepper, remove the parmesan rind, and serve with a drizzle of olive oil.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Minestrone varies widely by region and household, since it traditionally uses whatever vegetables are in season. It's considered a everyday, rustic dish rather than a formal one, closely tied to Italy's tradition of cucina povera (peasant cooking that makes the most of simple ingredients).

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