Ina Garten Winter Minestrone Soup Recipe
Winter cooking feels warmer with comforting soups at home. This hearty bowl brings comfort on cold evenings. Ina Garten Winter Minestrone Soup Recipe inspires simple elegance.
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- Yellow onion chopped
- Carrots diced
- Celery stalks diced
- Garlic cloves minced
- Canned diced tomatoes
- Tomato paste
- Vegetable broth
- Cannellini beans drained
- Small pasta ditalini
- Zucchini chopped
- Green beans cut
- Fresh thyme
- Bay leaf
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Fresh spinach
- Parmesan cheese optional
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in the pot.
- Add onion, carrots, and celery.
- Cook until softened, stirring gently.
- Add garlic and cook briefly.
- Stir in tomato paste carefully.
- Add diced tomatoes and broth.
- Add beans, thyme, and bay leaf.
- Simmer gently for twenty minutes.
- Add pasta and cook until tender.
- Add zucchini and green beans.
- Cook until vegetables soften.
- Stir in spinach until wilted.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Remove bay leaf before serving.
Notes
- Chop vegetables evenly for uniform cooking.
- Simmer gently to preserve texture.
- Add pasta near the end.
- Adjust broth for preferred thickness.
- Season gradually for balanced flavor.