easy minestrone

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped, or more to taste
• 2 onions, chopped
• 5 carrots, sliced
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with garlic and oregano
• 1/2 cup red (optional)
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen green beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup seashell pasta, or more to taste
• 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. cook and stir garlic in hot oil until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. add onion; cook and stir until slightly softened, 4 to 5 minutes. stir in carrots until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• pour chicken broth and diced tomatoes into onion mixture; bring to a boil, stirring frequently. add red , reduce heat to low, and stir green beans, pinto beans, spinach, basil, oregano, salt, and black pepper into broth mixture. bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes.
• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. cook seashell pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. drain and stir pasta into soup. ladle soup into bowls and top with parmesan cheese.