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Easy Minestrone Soup {Vegan, Ready in 30 Minutes}

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Simple to prepare, this healthy, vegan soup is comforting and delicious!

Healthy and delicious, this Easy Minestrone Soup can be made in 30 minutes! From Lauren Kelly Nutrition #vegan #AnytimePasta #Pmedia #ad

The weather is getting chilly!  This is when most people start making comfort foods, just like this soup.  You see, I am one if the weird people that eats soup all year long.  I am obsessed with all things soup.

This soup can be ready in 30 minutes.  On those busy weeknights when you are going in a million different directions? Yeah, you know what I mean.   You can make this soup, help with the kids’ homework AND try to fix your laptop all at the same time.  Trust me, I’ve been there.

This soup came out delicious.  It’s one of those recipes that I have been making for ages but just forgot to put on my blog.  When I saw Barilla Pronto in Stop & Shop I knew I had to make Minestrone Soup with it.  Let’s make it even easier.  Fist bump.

Healthy and delicious, this Easy Minestrone Soup can be made in 30 minutes! From Lauren Kelly Nutrition #vegan #AnytimePasta #Pmedia #ad

These days I am loving any recipe that can be made ahead of time.  Because let’s be honest, even if a recipe only takes 30 minutes to make, if you get home at 8:00 at night, you don’t want to cook anything!  Make it ahead of time and spend less time in the kitchen!  I have also frozen this soup and it defrosted perfectly.  I plan on making a double batch of this soup for those cold, busy nights and freezing half of it.  Again, I am all about simplifying.

Healthy and delicious, this Easy Minestrone Soup can be made in 30 minutes! From Lauren Kelly Nutrition #vegan #AnytimePasta #Pmedia #ad

Let’s talk about simplifying a bit.  Did you know that you can buy onion, carrots and celery already diced and ready to make soup?  I buy it all the time!  It’s called mirepoix and you can find in grocery stores.  Because some days, you don’t even have time to chop vegetables.  And that’s ok.

Healthy and delicious, this Easy Minestrone Soup can be made in 30 minutes! From Lauren Kelly Nutrition #vegan #AnytimePasta #Pmedia #ad

After you let these veggies soften a bit, you ad the chopped zucchini, tomatoes and seasonings.  I always buy grape tomatoes because it takes you a minute to slice them in half.  You can already tell that this is going to taste fantastic just by looking at this picture…

Healthy and delicious, this Easy Minestrone Soup can be made in 30 minutes! From Lauren Kelly Nutrition #vegan #AnytimePasta #Pmedia #ad

Healthy and delicious, this Easy Minestrone Soup can be made in 30 minutes! From Lauren Kelly Nutrition #vegan #AnytimePasta #Pmedia #ad
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Easy Minestrone Soup

Course Soup
Servings 10 -12 servings
Author Lauren Kelly Nutrition

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 4 cloves garlic diced
  • 2 carrots peeled and diced
  • 1 celery stalk diced
  • 2 small zucchini chopped
  • 1 cup grape tomatoes halved
  • 1 teaspoon basil
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon rosemary
  • 5 cups vegetable broth
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups pinto beans
  • 1 cup kidney beans
  • 1/2 cup Barilla Pronto Elbows
  • 2 cups baby spinach

Instructions

  1. Cook onion, garlic, carrots and celery in a medium saucepan or dutch oven over medium-low heat for 3-4 minutes until softened.
  2. Add zucchini, tomatoes, basil, oregano, salt and rosemary and mix well. Cook for another 5 minutes until softened.
  3. Add beans, broth and water and bring to a boil over high heat.
  4. Reduce heat and simmer for another 15 minutes.
  5. Add Barilla Pronto Elbos and cook for another 5-7 minutes.
  6. Add spinach and mix until it wilts.
  7. Serve immediately.

Make sure you grab some New Barilla Pronto Pasta next time you shop at Stop & Shop, Giant Food Stores, or Martin’s Food Markets.  Barilla Pronto Pasta is also available through Peapod!  I looooove me some Peapod.  ENJOY!

Healthy and delicious, this Easy Minestrone Soup can be made in 30 minutes! From Lauren Kelly Nutrition #vegan #AnytimePasta #Pmedia #ad

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  13. I have not heard of mirepoix and it looks really great for those nights when you only have minutes. Your minestrone sounds wonderful and love that pasta!

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  21. Everytime I look at you and those 3 precious boys (who remind me of my 3 precious men now), I just smile, Lauren! I love to share w/them easy recipes that give them no excuses not to cook! Thanks, luv! xo

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  28. I love this soup and so does my two year old. I have also used an immersion blender to partially blend the soup (leaving out the noodles). Perfect for rainy days here in Bermuda.

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