How to Cook Tasty Rich and Thick Minestrone

Rich and Thick Minestrone. Minestrone soup is an Italian classic! This version is made with cannellini beans, chicken stock, cabbage, potato, zucchini, carrots, plum tomatoes, and Parmesan cheese. This favorite Italian soup is made with fresh seasonal vegetables.

Vegetable Rich - This is a great way to serve vegetables; a lot of vegetables. If you want to make Minestrone Soup in advance you should cool it quickly and store it covered in the refrigerator for up. Essentially, minestrone is a thick, hearty variety of vegetable soup, thanks to the addition of beans and sometimes pasta or rice. You can cook Rich and Thick Minestrone using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Rich and Thick Minestrone

1. You need 1 can of Canned whole tomatoes.
2. It's 1 stalk of Celery.
3. You need 1/3 of or 1/2 Carrot or zucchini.
4. You need 1/4 of Cabbage.
5. You need 1 medium of Onion.
6. You need 5 slice of Bacon.
7. You need 2 clove of Garlic.
8. It's 3 tbsp of Olive oil.
9. It's 3 of Consomme bouillon cubes.
10. Prepare 400 ml of Water.
11. You need 1 dash of Salt.
12. It's 1 dash of Black pepper.
13. Prepare 1 of Fresh parsley.
14. Prepare 2 small of Bay leaves.
15. It's 1 of Grated cheese.

Pesto is packed with concentrated flavor, thanks to chopped herbs, nuts, and cheese. It also gives the soup a rich consistency. A huge success with the family and guests. Add more tomato paste for a thicker, more stewlike minestrone.

Rich and Thick Minestrone step by step

1. Cut the celery, carrot (zucchini), and onion into 1 cm cubes. Cut the cabbage into 2 cm cubes. Mince the garlic, and cut the bacon into 1 cm strips..
2. Put the olive oil and Step 1 garlic in a frying pan, and fry over low heat until fragrant..
3. When fragrant, turn up the heat to medium. Add the bacon→ onion→ carrot (zucchini)→ celery→ cabbage in that order and stir-fry..
4. When the vegetables are soft and wilted, pour in the water. Turn up the heat to high, then add whole tomatoes, consomme bouillon, and bay leaves. When it starts to boil, turn down the heat to low, and simmer for about 30 minutes..
5. Adjust the taste with salt and pepper..
6. Serve in a bowl, sprinkle grated cheese, and garnish with parsley..

I also added a can of green beans, used kidney instead of cannellini beans, and used shredded spinach instead of cabbage. If you can find flavored macaroni. Minestrone is a thick Italian soup typically made with vegetables, beans, and pasta. I just made this for my husband and we both LOVED it. The fire-roasted tomatoes gives it such a nice spicy-smokey flavor, plus I added some Chipotle powder for a..minestrone.