11 classic minestrone Recipes

olive oil, leek, sliced, carrots, chopped, zucchini, thinly sliced, green beans , cut into 1 inch pieces, stalks celery, thinly sliced, vegetable stock, chopped tomatoes, chopped fresh thyme, cannellini beans, with liquid, elbow macaroni, salt and ground black pepper to taste

leek, white and light green parts sliced thin crosswise, diced carrot, diced onion, diced celery, diced baking potatoes, diced zucchini, spinach leaves, whole tomatoes , packed in juice, drained, and chopped, water, salt, cannellini beans, basil pesto (or 1 tbsp minced fresh rosemary mixed with 1 tsp minced garlic and 1 tbsp extra-vir), ground black pepper

butter, olive oil, streaky bacon, onion, peeled, garlic clove, peeled, celery rib, trimmed, carrots, peeled, tomatoes, chopped (can), chicken stock, green cabbage, finely shredded, french beans, trimmed and halved, peas, frozen (petits pois), spaghetti, broken into short pieces, salt & freshly ground black pepper, cheese , shavings, to garnish (parmesan), bread, crusty, to serve

carrots, diced, ribs celery, sliced, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, low-sodium chicken broth, crushed tomatoes with liquid, salt and pepper, shell pasta or macaroni, shredded escarole or kale, cannellini or navy beans, drained, grated parmesan , for serving, optional

olive oil, onion, chopped, low-salt chicken broth, carrots, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch-thick rounds, celery stalks , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, red-skinned potatoes, quartered, green beans, trimmed , cut into 1-inch pieces, zucchini , halved lengthwise, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, cannellini (white kidney beans), drained, tomatoes, peeled, crushed, fresh spinach leaves, chopped, classic pesto, freshly grated parmesan cheese

olive oil, chopped onion, diced carrots, diced celery, great northern beans, soaked, bay leaf, thyme, beef stock, rind of a piece of parmesan cheese -optional, italian canned tomatoes and their juice, salt and pepper to taste, diced potatoes, zucchini, diced, shredded savoy cabbage, pasta shells

chicken broth, carrot, diced, celery, sliced, green cabbage, shredded, onion, diced, fennel, diced, zucchini , cut into 1/2-inch slices, yellow squash , cut into 1/2 slices, red kidney beans, drained, crushed tomatoes, dried basil, kosher salt, black pepper, garlic, minced, dry elbow macaroni, fresh parsley, chopped, parmesan cheese, shredded, fresh basil, chopped

garlic cloves, minced, onion, chopped, extra virgin olive oil, yellow sweet pepper, coarsely chopped, zucchini, coarsely chopped, beef broth, cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces, mostaccioli pasta, fresh basil (fresh- coarsely chopped ), tomatoes, coarsely chopped, baby spinach leaves (fresh ), parmesan cheese

pork fat, chopped, boiling potatoes, peeled and diced, head green cabbage, cored and chopped (about 1 1/ 2 lb), swiss chard leaf , no white part,chopped, red onion, chopped, garlic, finely chopped, water, red kidney beans (drained and well rinsed ), ham hock , split longways into four equal pieces (about 1/ 2 lb), tomato, peeled,seeded and chopped (about 10 oz), elbow macaroni, salt, fresh ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling