Classic Minestrone Soup

I had to swap pinto for cannellini and maybe added extra onion and zucchini. I had used up my ditalini with my last soup so I used cavetalli instead. I used Parmesan Romano cheese and dried parsley and rosemary. It needed more salt and maybe Italian seasoning. I so wanted it to taste like Olive Garden.

Made it exactly as described except used dried Thyme b/c I had no rosemary. I made a double batch for a potluck and everyone loved it. Lots of compliments

I made this soup this evening for dinner. I made a couple of changes though. After the vegetables were soft, I added the tomato sauce and two cups of chicken broth vs the water. I let that simmer for several hours. I tasted it and decided that adding 2 1/2 cups of water would make it lose its rich flavor so I added more chicken broth instead of the water and some salt to taste. From there I followed the recipe. Very delicious!

Good flavor. Hearty veggies. The only change I made was used a small amount of dried rosemary since that is what I had. I think I will put in a little less water and make the noodles on the side next time. I prefer an aldente noodle and cooking them I the soup they get get a bit over cooked.

This was my first time making minestrone and I loved it! There were a few things that went wrong that were my fault, not the recipe's, but I'll share them anyways. I didn't have rosemary or parsley, so I just omitted them. instead of Contadina Tomato Sauce, I had to use a jar of mushroom-flavoured Ragu sauce that, honestly, just didn't taste very good. I also didn't have chicken broth, or any kind of broth (I really should've gone shopping beforehand) so I used water mixed with soya sauce, since I read online that that was a good substitute. Let me tell you, it's not, if you don't have broth you're probably just better off going to the store or making this another day. I played around with the spices a little bit until I got a flavour I liked. I used kidney beans instead of the kind the recipe recommended and this worked out very well. I also cut up half of a large zucchini since I didn't have celery, taste great. The last thing I'll say is that it might be a good idea to slightly pre-cook the pasta, since mine seemed to take a really long time to cook and eventually I just left it slightly undercooked because I didn't want to ruin the rest of it. All in all, loved this recipe and can't wait to make it again!

This was my first time making minestrone and I loved it! There were a few things that went wrong that were my fault, not the recipe's, but I'll share them anyways. I didn't have rosemary or parsley, so I just omitted them. instead of Contadina Tomato Sauce, I had to use a jar of mushroom-flavoured Ragu sauce that, honestly, just didn't taste very good. I also didn't have chicken broth, or any kind of broth (I really should've gone shopping beforehand) so I used water mixed with soya sauce, since I read online that that was a good substitute. Let me tell you, it's not, if you don't have broth you're probably just better off going to the store or making this another day. I played around with the spices a little bit until I got a flavour I liked. I used kidney beans instead of the kind the recipe recommended and this worked out very well. I also cut up half of a large zucchini since I didn't have celery, taste great. The last thing I'll say is that it might be a good idea to slightly pre-cook the pasta, since mine seemed to take a really long time to cook and eventually I just left it slightly undercooked because I didn't want to ruin the rest of it. All in all, loved this recipe and can't wait to make it again!

This was my first time making minestrone and I loved it! There were a few things that went wrong that were my fault, not the recipe's, but I'll share them anyways. I didn't have rosemary or parsley, so I just omitted them. instead of Contadina Tomato Sauce, I had to use a jar of mushroom-flavoured Ragu sauce that, honestly, just didn't taste very good. I also didn't have chicken broth, or any kind of broth (I really should've gone shopping beforehand) so I used water mixed with soya sauce, since I read online that that was a good substitute. Let me tell you, it's not, if you don't have broth you're probably just better off going to the store or making this another day. I played around with the spices a little bit until I got a flavour I liked. I used kidney beans instead of the kind the recipe recommended and this worked out very well. I also cut up half of a large zucchini since I didn't have celery, taste great. The last thing I'll say is that it might be a good idea to slightly pre-cook the pasta, since mine seemed to take a really long time to cook and eventually I just left it slightly undercooked because I didn't want to ruin the rest of it. All in all, loved this recipe and can't wait to make it again!