Our Family Recipe For Minestrone Soup
Minestrone Soup is one of my family's favorite vegetarian recipes! Our Minestrone Soup recipe has evolved over the years as we've added new veggies to it and adjusted the seasonings. This soup recipe is flexible enough that if you are having someone over for dinner who doesn't like carrots, for example, you can leave those out and the soup will still be fantastic!
So go grab your soup pot, some fresh veggies, and your cutting board, and let's get started!
Mmmm...wait until you smell your Minestrone Soup cooking!
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Use fresh veggies in your Minestrone Soup Recipe, when possible!

Use fresh veggies in your Minestrone soup, when available!
If I have cooked dried beans on hand, I use those. Otherwise I use canned beans. Everything else I use is fresh or, in the case of the herbs, dried.
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Minestrone Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 bell pepper - diced
- 3 cloves chopped garlic
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 5 cups water
- 1 potato - peeled and cubed
- 1 small carrot - sliced (optional)
- 2 zucchini - cut in half lengthwise and then sliced
- 1 can navy beans - rinsed and drained
- 1 can red kidney beans - rinsed and drained
- 1 can corn - drained
- 2 14.5 oz cans whole tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 cup uncooked ziti or other pasta (I use wholegrain pasta.)
- Oil for sautéing
Instructions
Cut the onion and saute it over medium heat in a little oil in a large soup pot. Covering the pot with a lid helps the onion cook more quickly. While the onion is cooking, cut the bell pepper and garlic, add them to the pot and continue sauteing the vegetables. When the onion and bell pepper are soft, add the garlic, basil, salt, oregano, and pepper. Cook covered over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring often. Add 5 cups of water and turn the heat up to high. Add the sliced zucchini, potatoes and carrots, as well as the corn and beans. After the water comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low and cook for ten minutes. During this time, add the juice from the tomatoes to the soup pot and either slice the tomatoes on a plate or give them a few whirls in a food processor. Add the tomatoes, the parsley, and the uncooked pasta and cook until the pasta is ready and the potatoes are tender.
Minestrone Soup Cooking
Low Carb Version Of Minestrone Soup
If you'd like a low carb version of my Minestrone Soup Recipe, leave out the pasta and corn, and substitute half of a rutabaga in place of the potato! I tried my Minestrone soup last night with a rutabaga in place of the potato, and liked the soup even more!
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Lentil Soup - This recipe contains: onion, olive oil, carrots, celery, garlic, oregano, bay leaf, basil, tomatoes, lentils, spinach, vinegar, salt and pepper. Vegan
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Vegetarian Tortilla Soup - This recipe contains: vegetable oil, frozen pepper and onion stir fry mix, garlic, ground cumin, crushed tomatoes, green chile peppers, vegetable broth, salt, pepper, corn, tortilla chips, cheddar cheese, and avocado. Vegetarian
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Einar_A
Jan 31, 2012 @ 8:56 pm | delete
- I like minestrone, and will have to give your recipe a try!
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sarahrk
Jan 9, 2012 @ 1:41 pm | delete
- I love making soups and this ministrone looks really good, I have bookmarked it and will try it.
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BuckHawk Dec 31, 2011 @ 2:18 pm | delete
- I was looking for a good vegetarian soup recipe and came across this one! Looks marvelous and I am thrilled to be able to serve it to my guests arriving later this week. I'll add my own fresh baked bread and my dinner is all set. Thanks!
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blackspanielgallery
Dec 17, 2011 @ 12:17 pm | delete
- Nice lens
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miaponzo
Dec 16, 2011 @ 3:14 pm | delete
- Minestrone is a FAVE of mine! Back to spread some Angel dust!
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EveStock
Dec 6, 2011 @ 11:38 am | delete
- looks good for the cold winter days, thanks for sharing.
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jimmyworldstar
Dec 5, 2011 @ 12:59 pm | delete
- Mmm, there's nothing like a good minestrone soup when you're sick. I like to use fresh cut vegetables too (extra carrots for me). I also like to add some bell peppers for a little spice too. For bread, it's gotta be day old Italian for me.
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the_true
Nov 27, 2011 @ 12:26 am | delete
- i know it must be delicious, just by looking to the picture it make me hungry so much
i like it
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Anderotin
Nov 17, 2011 @ 3:15 pm | delete
- Thanks for a good recipe. I will try on my birthday.
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Anderotin
Nov 17, 2011 @ 3:13 pm | delete
- A good new recipe is always interesting.
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PiLemma
Nov 15, 2011 @ 6:39 pm | delete
- I'll try this recipe. I also looked at your vegeteable broth lens.
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N Minaj
Nov 12, 2011 @ 5:27 am | delete
- I lurrved the Garlic bread. It was awesome!!!!!!!!!!1
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Shivani09
Oct 13, 2011 @ 9:15 pm | delete
- Great lens! Thanks for sharing :)
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MarigoldTortelli
Sep 30, 2011 @ 7:58 am | delete
- This sounds really good.
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DesignZeal
Sep 27, 2011 @ 1:29 pm | delete
- mmmm...minestrone! one of the few soups I actually like. Nice recipe, thanks!
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RecipePublishing
Aug 4, 2011 @ 4:20 pm | delete
- This is great.
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cstoll
Jul 23, 2011 @ 4:49 pm | delete
- Great lens and great recipe! :)
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rosytaylor
Jul 21, 2011 @ 5:36 am | delete
- Hi! This is an amazing and Awesome lens and very informative too. Nicely done, Keep up your great work!
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clouda9
Jul 11, 2011 @ 10:20 pm | delete
- I love minestrone soup...your recipe looks so tasty. Found your post on the SquidHuddle today ;) *Blessed
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Suze05 Jun 25, 2011 @ 9:29 pm | delete
- yummm...definitely have to try this. I love homemade soup!
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Mistalina
Jun 23, 2011 @ 2:28 pm | delete
- Thank you for the recipe! I look forward to trying it.
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workingmomwm
Jun 11, 2011 @ 8:44 am | delete
- Love minestrone, and you make it sound so easy! I voted for minestrone in the poll just because this lens was about minestrone, but I actually love all those soups you mentioned!
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miaponzo
Apr 24, 2011 @ 4:08 am | delete
- Thanks for all these great links and the recipe! YUMMY!!!
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careermom
Apr 15, 2011 @ 1:39 pm | delete
- I love minestrone soup but have been too lazy to look for a recipe. This sounds perfect especially with garlic bread. Yummm
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sdtechteacher
Apr 10, 2011 @ 10:19 am | delete
- This looks really yummy. Thanks!
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Sylvestermouse
Mar 12, 2011 @ 12:43 pm | delete
- I love Minestone soup! I have never made it for myself before, but now that I have your recipe, I will definitely be trying it. We have 2 vegetarians in the household and it would be great to have a meal that everyone will eat :)
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SandraRose Mar 11, 2011 @ 5:36 am | delete
- Looks delicious! I love soups with fresh ingredients.
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awakeningwellness
Feb 3, 2011 @ 11:26 am | delete
- I think I will try this recipe out this week, it looks yummy!
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Mujjen
Feb 1, 2011 @ 1:46 am | delete
- This is a good recipe, easy to follow. I love minestrone soup!
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jojokaya
Jan 27, 2011 @ 3:01 am | delete
- I love minestrone soup. Great lens
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KonaGirl
Jan 24, 2011 @ 11:16 pm | delete
- I love soup and minestrone is one of my favorites. I always pour hot soup over the cooked pasta in the bowl because I hate it when the pasta gets mushy in the pot. Great lens. You really did a god job on it. I have lensrolled it to my Hawaiian Portuguese Bean Soup.
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Asinka
Jan 24, 2011 @ 11:12 pm | delete
- Love this soup, have it at home, though canned :(
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KimGiancaterino Jan 23, 2011 @ 3:52 pm | delete
- So far this year I've made split pea soup and Tuscan-style barley soup. Yep ... I think we're due for a nice big pot of minestrone!
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Laddoo Jan 20, 2011 @ 7:03 am | delete
- I am a fan of minestrone soup too. You have a cool lens here!
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maplesyrup
Jan 17, 2011 @ 10:31 pm | delete
- I love Minestrone soup especially at this time of year and enjoy it the same way you do, with delicious garlic bread! Great job!
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KDimmick
Jan 16, 2011 @ 8:16 pm | delete
- Ummm, that looks good!
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Momsbusy247 Jan 16, 2011 @ 3:30 pm | delete
- Yummy again, I need to make a big pot of this... so good in the cold weather!
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sheilamarie Jan 16, 2011 @ 1:29 am | delete
- Sounds delicious! I love homemade soup!
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stuhaynes
Jan 14, 2011 @ 12:03 pm | delete
- I could live quite happily on Minestrone and fresh crusty bread. yumeee
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antoivo Jan 12, 2011 @ 9:49 am | delete
- That Soup Looks Delicous AND THIS LENS IS COOL great work done here.
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KokoTravel
Jan 9, 2011 @ 7:53 pm | delete
- Oh this looks wonderful... can you just send me some now? Bummer... didn't think so.
Thanks for sharing the recipe
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SereneSea
Jan 7, 2011 @ 11:15 pm | delete
- This is one of my favourite soups and it reminds me that I am hungry again.
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GreenTeaTime
Jan 2, 2011 @ 2:54 pm | delete
- Nice and interesting lens... I was looking around to find out new recipes!!!
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Tipi
Jan 2, 2011 @ 1:20 pm | delete
- I think I can SMELL this cooking somewhere right now ~ how do you do that?!! Another great reason to get cooking! Golly this looks good!
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ajgodinho Dec 31, 2010 @ 9:40 am | delete
- I was here a while ago and really liked your work on this lens. Just back to sprinkle some squid angel dust...Happy New Year! **Blessed by a Squid-Angel**
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mcochs
Dec 30, 2010 @ 7:55 am | delete
- Great lens! Blessed by a Squidoo Angel on 12/30/2010. Have a great day!
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scar4
Nov 21, 2010 @ 9:37 pm | delete
- Another great vegetarian soup, thumbs-up!
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KarenStewart
Nov 11, 2010 @ 9:57 pm | delete
- Thanks for the recipe. It looks delicious!
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Swisstoons
Oct 10, 2010 @ 11:39 am | delete
- Your Minestrone looks delicious! The worst thing about visiting a delicious lens like this is not being able to reach into my computer screen with a big spoon. I've always loved minestrone although I usually use cannellini or great northerns instead of navy beans...but the rest of your recipe is similar to the way I make it. Thumbs up on this tantalizing lens!
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