Miraculous Minestrone Soup is a bowl full of good and wonderful things like vitamins, minerals, and a ton of good taste! You just can’t go wrong with soup!
It seems a miraculous feat of creative culinary magic when you think about all the goodness in a bowl of minestrone soup, right? You have greens, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, peas, celery, onions, corn, zucchini, pasta, veggie broth, and your herbs of choice. So much in one little bowl! You could make a rap outta that! Wait, there already is! See it here 🙂
After I made my first pot of soup, I was overjoyed. I wanted to share it with everyone.
After growing up on Campbell’s condensed soups, a homemade soup tastes so much better!
Canned soup, is the gateway to vegetarian food.
When I decided to adopt a vegetarian diet in 1977, I was 16 years old. I didn’t know much about cooking but had read Peter Singer’s eye-opening book, Animal Liberation, and I was outraged, saddened, and moved to make a change.
I basically started subsisting on either Campbell’s vegetarian vegetable soup with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or Campbell’s tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich. I’m grateful for Campbell’s but happy for the evolution of vegan alternatives. Panera Bread’s vegan-friendly choices, for instance, are great, and Chipotle is awesome. It’s exciting to find all the other vegan selections available in restaurants and grocery stores everywhere.
There is still a long way to go to improve the options and expand the choices but coming from the 70s, we’ve come a long way, baby!
Minestrone Soup-A simple, healthy, vegan choice.
So, soup’s on! And it’s healthy and delicious, too! It couldn’t be simpler to make and it warms and comforts straight from the bowl to your tummy.
YUMMY!
Sandwiches are a perfect go-to for soup and we’ve got your sandwiches here, too! Try our Naturally Nautical Not-Tuna Sandwich:
Another great choice is our Glorious Grilled Veggie Sandwich:
Yet another option is our Extra Sloppy For Ya’s, Sloppy Joes, so try them and let us know what you think!
Here’s to happy, healthy, vegan choices! CHEERS!
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Major Magic in Miraculous Minestrone Soup
Ingredients
- 1-2 tablespoons oil
- 1 medium-large onion, diced
- 2 medium carrots, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 cup pasta like elbows, small shells, ditalini or broken spaghetti into 2-3 inch pieces
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach but if not using baby spinach, tear into smaller pieces or use 1/2 box frozen spinach, thawed and sqeezed to drain
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed optional
- 8 cups vegetable broth
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1-2 small to medium potatoes, diced
- 1/2 small zucchini, chopped small optional
- 1 can cannelini beans, drained and rinsed or any beans you prefer
- 1/2-1 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 cup frozen corn optional
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large soup pot on medium-high heat.
- Add onions, celery, and carrots. Cook until softened a bit, about 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, boil water for pasta and then cook pasta until done. Drain and set aside.
- When the onions and veggies in the soup pot are softened, add spinach now, if using fresh. Cook until wilted down. Add herbs and cook for 1 more minute.
- Pour in vegetable broth and tomatoes, then add potatoes and zucchini. Bring soup to a boil and cook for a few minutes.
- Reduce to a simmer and add peas, corn, beans, cooked pasta, and frozen spinach if not using fresh. Simmer on low for another 5 minutes or so to heat through then serve warm.