Cucina Povera Minestrone Zuppa
 
 
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 medium onion, diced
  • 4 small carrots, diced
  • 1-2 cloves garlic, diced
  • 1 stalk of celery, diced
  • 2 540 ml (19oz) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 540 ml (19oz) can cannellini beans
  • (white kidney beans)
  • 1 liter chicken or vegetable stock
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 small handfuls baby spinach
  • 2-3 cups green beans, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups dried pasta shells (I used scoobi doo, loved the wiggle!)
  • salt and cracked black pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp oregano
Instructions
  1. Pour olive oil into large soup pot. Bring to medium high heat and add onion, carrots, garlic and celery. Stir and cook until vegetables have slightly softened.
  2. Pour in tomatoes, beans, stock and water. Bring to a simmer.
  3. Add spinach, green beans and pasta noodles. Bring back to a simmer and cook for about 35-40 minutes or until pasta is cooked through and vegetables are soft.
  4. I think some prosciutto added right when serving would be wonderful, as would a dollop of buffalo mozzarella cheese…
Recipe by Just a Smidgen at https://justasmidgen.com/2011/11/04/cucina-povera-minestrone-zuppa/