Easy minestrone soup
Easy minestrone soup with veggies and pasta is just perfect for a light supper. Learn it here now.
Servings: 2
Equipment
- saucepan
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. oil
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 cup tomatoes chopped
- ½ cup beans cannellini beans and black beans, soaked for 4 hrs.
- 1 tbsp. stock powder or
- 5-6 cups warm water
- ½ cup carrots
- 1 cup pasta any pasta of your choice
- 1 cup Zucchini chopped
- 2 cup spinach chopped
- Salt and pepper as per taste or ¼ tsp
- lemon juice optional
Instructions
- Wash and soak beans in water for 4 hours or overnight.
- Heat oil in a saucepan & add onion and garlic with little salt. Mix well with a spatula.
- Once onions turn translucent, add tomatoes & salt let it cook.
- Cook the tomatoes until they have softened
- Add beans along with 2 cups of warm water warm water & stock powder.
- Cover and cook for 20-25 mins or until they are soft. Add pasta ,carrots and remaining water, let it cook for 5-7 minutes or until the pasta has cooked
- Add zucchini to it Add chopped spinach and let it cook for few minutes
- Add lime/lemon juice before serving, Serve hot with toasted bread.
Notes
Note: If you are in a hurry, you may use canned beans instead. This helps you save the soaking time and also cooks fast. Quite helpful, when cooking on a weeknight.