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Hearty Minestrone Soup

by on May 7, 2010 in Brothy Soups, Soups May 7, 2010 Brothy SoupsSoups
See post on Karenpie ’s site!
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Chock-full of healthy ingredients and it feeds a crowd! Perfect for chilly days.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Hamburger
  • 1 whole Onion, Chopped
  • 2 whole Carrots, Sliced
  • 2 stalks Celery, Sliced
  • 2 cans (15 Oz Each) Italian-style Tomatoes, Diced
  • 1 can (15 Oz) Red Beans, Drained And Rinsed
  • 1 can (15 Oz) Garbanzo Beans, Drained And Rinsed
  • 4 cans (15 Oz Each) Beef Broth
  • ½ teaspoons Basil
  • ½ teaspoons Oregano
  • 1 package 16 Oz Cheese Tortellini, Fresh Or Frozen

Preparation

Brown hamburger, onion, carrots and celery together until onion is soft.

Add tomatoes and break them up if you like. Personally, I like. Big, chunky, slimy tomatoes floating around in my beautiful soup? I think NOT.

Add beans and broth.

Simmer till carrots are soft, around 15 minutes.

Stir in basil and oregano and season with salt and pepper if desired, but go easy on the salt—canned broth has a lot in it.

About 15 minutes before eating, increase heat to almost boiling. Add tortellini and cook per package directions. I use Costco’s Olivier brand 5-cheese tortellini, sold fresh in the deli section. It’s amazing!

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honeyscrump on 10.29.2010

LOVED this soup! My first time to make a Minestrone soup, so I was delighted to find such a delicious recipe!! Thanks for posting. My husband and daughter loved it too! Definitely going on my list of favorite recipes.

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Linda on 10.16.2010

Nice looking and original minestrone! I love the idea of using totellini instead of pasta. I’m looking forward to making this as soup weather is approaching fast.

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Karenpie on 5.12.2010

Glad you liked it WCJ! It’s a great recipe to play around with. I’ve added green beans and corn, too. You really can’t go wrong!

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Jenilee on 5.12.2010

Made this last night and it is AMAZING. A new favorite for our family. Very filling, and healthy too!
Definitely recommend.
Only thing I did different was added a couple extra carrots and celery because we love our veggies.

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Kelly on 9.22.2016

Delicious!

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Kim Ashton on 1.21.2015

Made this soup last night..It was just what I was looking for to make on a week night. It was very easy and so delicious! The only alteration was that I left out the pasta (we’re watching our carbs). I had it again for lunch today – yum! Very easy, very flavorful – thank you for sharing!

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blessed2bhome on 9.25.2012

This soup, oh this soup! Just go make it right now, you wont be sorry you did! It is so yummy, full of texture, and flavors! It is pure comfort in a bowl!! Thank you Karenpie for sharing!

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scotsma on 2.13.2012

This was really yummy! It is now on my dinner menu rotation!

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westerngirl1 on 12.21.2011

Thank you for this easy & delicious recipe!

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