PERFECT VEGETARIAN MINESTRONE WITH OPTIONAL SAUSAGE
Chunky vegetables, hearty beans, pasta, and sausage - if you want it - mingle together in a rich, hearty vegetable broth. Just the thing to warm you up on a chilly winter day.
Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty
Time 2h50m
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- In a large soup pot, warm the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, and carrot and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes until soft.
- Add the garlic and saute, stirring, for about 1 minute.
- Add the potatoes, squash, broth, tomatoes, beans, sage, thyme, bay leaves, and Parmesan rind. Continue cooking over medium heat for about 10 minutes, until the soup comes to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer soup for 1 to 2 hours (I prefer 2 hours to really get the flavors mingling).
- About 20 minutes before you're ready to serve the soup, cook the pasta to al dente, according to your package directions. Drain add to the soup along with the zucchini and parsley. Continue to simmer for about 20 minutes, then taste and add additional salt and pepper if desired.
- If adding sausage to all or part of the soup, heat the tablespoon of olive oil in a medium saucepan and brown the sausage completely, breaking it up into small pieces. Remove any excess oil.
- If adding sausage to only half of the soup, ladle just under half of the soup into the saucepan, over the drained sausage. This should be about 4 - 5 cups of soup. If you're adding sausage to the entire batch, just stir it directly into your pot of soup.
- Remove bay leaves, taste again, and adjust seasonings if desired.
- Serve sprinkled with shredded Parmesan cheese, if desired.
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Hmam Mahmoud
[email protected]I'm a vegetarian and I found this soup to be too meaty. I think it would be better with less sausage or no sausage at all.
Naomi Foday
[email protected]This recipe is way too complicated. I ended up just throwing everything in a pot and hoping for the best. It didn't turn out well.
Zainab Lawal aminu
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the soup turned out terrible. I'm not sure what went wrong.
Malik Vlogs Bwp
[email protected]This soup is a bit bland for my taste. I added some garlic and chili powder to give it a little more flavor.
Uzumaki Naruto
[email protected]I'm allergic to tomatoes, so I substituted diced peaches. It was delicious!
doorga durga
[email protected]This soup is a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.
Rao Mehraj
[email protected]I love this soup! It's so easy to make and it's always a hit with my family.
Kabi Paudel
[email protected]This soup is perfect for a cold winter day. It's warm and comforting, and the vegetables are packed with nutrients.
Red Pen
[email protected]This soup is a great way to use up leftover vegetables. I had some zucchini, carrots, and celery that were about to go bad, so I threw them in the soup and it turned out great.
Jannat Naima
[email protected]I'm not a vegetarian, but I really enjoyed this soup. It was hearty and filling, and the vegetables were cooked perfectly. I would definitely make it again.
HADAF DJ
[email protected]This soup was easy to make and turned out great! I used vegetable broth instead of chicken broth and it was still very flavorful. I also added some kale and white beans, which gave it a nice texture.
Iloanusi Onyinye
[email protected]This minestrone soup was delicious! The flavors were well-balanced and the vegetables were cooked perfectly. I also loved the addition of the optional sausage, which gave the soup a nice depth of flavor.