Best 6 Chunky Italian Soup Recipes

20 AUTHENTIC ITALIAN SOUPS

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a delicious soup in 30 minutes or less!

OUR BEST 30+ CLASSIC ITALIAN SOUP RECIPES (+PASTINA SOUP)

Steps:

• Boil the chicken broth and add the pasta, cooking for 5-8 minutes.
• Pour the soup into a bowl.
• Top with olive oil and cheese.
• Serve with rosemary sprig.

CHUNKY ITALIAN SOUP

Steps:

• Cook rotini noodles, at dente, and set aside to be added to soup at end of cook time.
• Cook beef and onion in a large Dutch over over medium heat, stirring until meat is no long pink; drain.
• Return meat to pan.
• Stir in tomatoes and the next 8 ingredients and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
• Stir in kidney beans and next 3 ingredients.
• Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.
• Stir in pasta.
• Simmer for 5 more minutes.
• Serve up into individual bowls.
• Sprinkle each serving with Parmesan Cheese.

ITALIAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Gently cook the onion, carrots and celery in the oil in a large saucepan for 20 mins, until soft. Splash in water if they stick. Add the sugar, garlic, purée, herbs and courgettes and cook for 4-5 mins on a medium heat until they brown a little.
• Pour in the beans, tomatoes and stock, then simmer for 20 mins. If you're freezing it, cool and do so now (freeze for up to three months). If not, add half the Parmesan and the pasta and simmer for 6-8 mins until pasta cooked. Sprinkle with basil and remaining Parmesan to serve. If frozen, defrost then re-heat before adding pasta and cheese and continuing as above.

CHUNKY BEEF AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Sprinkle beef with 1/2 teaspoon each salt, seasoning blend and pepper. In a Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Brown beef in batches. Remove from pan., In same pan, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add carrots, onion and peppers; cook and stir until carrots are crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf and remaining seasonings. Return beef to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 2 hours., Add potatoes; cook 30-40 minutes longer or until beef and potatoes are tender. Skim fat and discard bay leaf.

HEARTY BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a stockpot, cook sausage, onion and red pepper over medium heat 9-11 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and onion is tender, breaking up sausage into crumbles. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside; discard drippings., Add squash, 1-1/2 cups corn, water and chicken base to same pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15-20 minutes or until squash is tender., Remove soup from heat; cool slightly. Process in batches in a blender until smooth. Return to pot. Add beans, tomatoes, salt, pepper, sausage mixture and remaining corn; heat through. If desired, drizzle servings with cream and sprinkle with parsley. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary.