Hearty Minestrone Soup
We were treated to an early anniversary meal the other night by my eldest son.
He chose the restaurant. It was one close to us that I have always wanted to try.
We had heard many good reviews about the place. And the daughter of one of the ladies I go to church with owns it.
I was shocked and surprised by the multiple course meals.
The amount of food, and the ambience of this little hole in the wall restaurant was so romantic.
This meal, fit for a king and queen, took almost two hours to devour eat. We started with a glass of wine which I haven’t had in over 40 years. (I am definitely a beer girl).
I learned that I love Pies Porter water wine.
Next was the WARM homemade bread and. breadsticks.
They were followed by an antipasto tray.
The next course was an Italian salad with homemade dressing.
A bowl of this Minestrone Soup, and a dish of spaghetti with homemade noodles and marinara sauce filled both of us nit leaving room for the rest of the meal.
And a cake was provided to us for the dessert.
These are the INGREDIENTS You will need:
- 3 cans 14.5-ounce cans ready-to-use, sodium-free beef broth
- 15 ounce red kidney beans, undrained
- 20 ounces cannelloni beans, undrained
- 1 can 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 10 ounce 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
- 10 ounce 10-ounce package frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
These are the INSTRUCTIONS For Preparation:
- In a large soup pot, combine all ingredients except macaroni. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat then stir in macaroni.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer 30 minutes, or until macaroni is tender, stirring occasionally.
All this before the main entree of Broasted Chicken and ribs
I think this soup was the piece de resistance.
Chock full of vegetables in a hearty broth, this Minestrone Soup Was everything you could want.
We could smell the soup before it came to the table.
It was quiet after that as both my husband and I enjoyed the flavors of the soup.
Pairing the hearty soup with the long breadsticks Coated in garlic, butter and salt this Minestrone Was the best I ever had.
Of course when I got home I immediately looked for a recipe similar to The one we enjoyed.
This was it!
And the fact it came from the site Everyday Diabetic Recipes I knew that I could have all I wanted.
Hearty Minestrone Soup
Ingredients
- 3 cans 14.5-ounce cans ready-to-use, sodium-free beef broth
- 15 ounce red kidney beans, undrained
- 20 ounces cannellini beans, undrained
- 1 can 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 10 ounce 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
- 10 ounce 10-ounce package frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, combine all ingredients except macaroni.
- Bring to a boil over medium-high heat then stir in macaroni.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer 30 minutes, or until macaroni is tender, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat.
- Serve as is or with parmesan cheese.
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Hello Marilyn, this is one of my favorites for Encouraging Hearts and Home, this week! I hope you stop by and say hello, this post has been pinned! Thank you for being a part of Encouraging Hearts and Home, we appreciate all that you share. Have a great week ahead!
Thank you so much Melynda! What a nice surprise. I will definitely be by again this week, Enjoy your day!
It certainly is soup weather. This looks great! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Have an awesome week.
Thank you Helen for sharing your blog with us each week. I am glad you like the soup. Same to you Helen!
I absolutely love making homemade soups! I’ll have to give this one a try! Thank you for the recipe!
Thank you Tai. I find homemade soups the easiest dish to make for the family. and it can changed up for any type of meal you are looking for. Enjoy!
You are most welcome, Marilyn! And I completely agree with you. They’re so easy to make and yummy as well! I’m sure that I will enjoy it!
I need to do more soups this winter after all the Holidays!!! LOL! .Minestrone is one of my favorites and this recipe looks great. Definitely will be trying this for January!
Thanks Kathleen is one is in my husbands top 5! Enjoy your week.
There’s nothing better on a cold day than a hearty hot meal and this soup really does hit the spot. Thanks for being our fearless leader for the #AnythingGoes Link Party.
Thanks Sandy! It is so good nd just full of flavor! Thanks for being such a drivng force for #Anything Goes!
Thank you for coming to the Inspire Me Monday Linky Party. I’m Janice, one of your hostesses.
Thank you so much Janice! I love your party and look forward to it each Monday.
Always enjoy seeing your posts Marilyn and thanks for sharing with the Say G’day Party! Pinned and hope to see you on Saturday!
Thanks Joanne! It is great to hear from you. I will be there today sharing as always!
Delicious! Love this soup and especially now when it’s still cold outside.
Thanks
Thanks Michal for checking out the recipe and leaving a note. I forget just how many of my readers live on the other side of the world.
Thanks Marilyn for stopping by to share what looks to be a delicious Minestrone soup, which I love. I have never added frozen mixed vegetables, this sounds good and love soups year round, so healthy!! Im giving your recipe a 5 star 🙂
Hope you enjoy your weekend!
Karren
Karren, I am so glad to have met you. You are one talented and generous woman that presents herself with such grace! I am glad you liked my soup, and hope you get to make it soon.
Oh you can definitely tell that winter is in the air with all these delicious soup recipes filtering through!
This sounds like winter heaven Marilyn, thanks for linking up with us over at Fabulous Foodie Fridays.
Hope your weekend has been a gorgeous one.
Thank you Danielle! You are always so welcoming and cheery. I will be there for the party. My weekend has been nice since the sun decided to show its face. Its just been breezy. Have a nice week!
Oh this looks so yummy! Now that the weather is starting to really cool down here, all I feel like doing is making soup! And crusty bread to go with it. Bookmarking this recipe!
Good to see you again Lucy! Glad you liked it. The recipe is so quick and the results are amazing! See you next week.