Everything-In Minestrone

Name: Everything-In Minestrone
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 large onion (diced); 2 medium carrots (diced); 2 stalks celery (diced); 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1 x 400 ml can canned diced tomatoes; 1.5 L low-sodium vegetable stock; 1 x 400 ml can canned cannellini beans (drained, rinsed); 120 g small pasta (ditalini or elbows); 1 medium zucchini (diced); 80 g baby spinach; 1.5 tsp dried oregano

The vegetable-drawer amnesty: beans, pasta, and whatever needs using, simmered into the classic Italian soup.

45 mineasy6 servings$italianVeganVegetarianDairy-freeHigh fiberMeal prep

Why it earns its place. Ten grams of fiber, seven different plants, and a formula that forgives — the exact soup the pattern evidence loves.

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Ingredients · 6 servings

2 tbspolive oil
1 largeonion — diced
2 mediumcarrots — diced
2 stalkscelery — diced
3 clovesgarlic — minced
1 x 400 ml cancanned diced tomatoes
1.5 Llow-sodium vegetable stock
1 x 400 ml cancanned cannellini beans — drained, rinsed
120 gsmall pasta — ditalini or elbows
1 mediumzucchini — diced
80 gbaby spinach
1.5 tspdried oregano

Contains: gluten. Always check labels — brands vary.

Method

Soften onion, carrot, and celery in oil — patience here pays the whole pot.
8 min
Garlic and oregano for a minute; tomatoes, stock, and beans in. Simmer 10 minutes.
12 min
Pasta and zucchini in; cook until the pasta is just tender.
9 min
Wilt in the spinach, season, and serve.

Nutrition per serving

320calories

12 gprotein

50 gcarbs

8 gfat

10 gfiber

1 gsat fat

480 mgsodium

0 gadded sugar

Editorial estimates per serving. Counts 7 different plants toward your weekly variety.

Make it yours

allergyGluten-free pasta or rice, added the same way

availabilityAny bean, any soft vegetable — minestrone is a method, not a list

cultureParmesan rind in the simmer deepens it (adds dairy)

Storage. Fridge 4 days (pasta drinks the broth — loosen when reheating); freezes 3 months.

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