Minestrone Recipe | Recipes from Mom

Minestrone is a delicious recipe to warm you up on cold nights.

Ingredients

• 1 cup (tea) of white beans
• 3 liters of vegetable broth
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 200 grams of Hail Mary or shell pasta
• 1 clove of minced garlic
• 3 tomatoes, skinned and seeded
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 chopped celery stalk
• 3 potatoes, diced
• 3 carrots, diced
• Black pepper to taste
• Salt to taste
• Chopped parsley to taste
• Grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation Mode

1. Soak the beans in water overnight.
2. Cook the beans in the vegetable broth until soft. Set aside.
3. In a pan, heat the olive oil and sauté the onion and garlic.
4. Add the tomato, celery, carrot and potato.
5. Season with salt and pepper and let it sauté for about two minutes.
6. Add a little of the bean water and let it cook for 2 minutes after it starts to boil.
7. Add the rest of the broth and, when it boils, add the pasta and cook. al dente.
8. Turn off the heat and sprinkle with parsley.
9. Serve sprinkled with cheese.

Mom’s Tips

It is excellent if you add slices of smoked sausage to the minestrone.

Yields approximately 8 servings.