Classic Minestrone Soup

Name: Classic Minestrone Soup
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: Extra Virgin Olive Oil; Yellow Onion; Carrot; Celery Stalk; Tomato Paste; Chopped Potato; Diced Yellow Squash; Diced Zucchini; Diced Butternut Squash; Diced Green Beans; Peas; Garlic Clove; Dried Oregano; Dried Thyme; Canned Diced Tomatoes; Vegetable Broth; Fine Sea Salt; Dried Bay Leaf; Red Pepper Flakes; Freshly Ground Black Pepper; Whole Wheat Orecchiette Pasta; Whole Wheat Elbow Macaroni; Small Pasta Shells; Canned Great Northern Beans; Canned Cannellini Beans; Baby Spinach; Chopped Kale; Collard Greens; Fresh Lemon Juice; Bottled Lemon Juice

Cookie and Kate

Serves: 6 Save

Ingredients (21)

4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
2 medium ribs celery, chopped
1/4 cup tomato paste
2 cups chopped seasonal vegetables (potatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, butternut squash, green beans or peas all work)
4 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon dried thyme
1 large can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, with their liquid (or 2 small 15-ounce cans)
4 cups (32 ounces) vegetable broth
2 cups water
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
2 bay leaves
Pinch of red pepper flakes
Freshly ground black pepper
1 cup whole grain orecchiette, elbow or small shell pasta
1 can (15 ounces) Great Northern beans or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, or 1 1/2 cups cooked beans
2 cups baby spinach, chopped kale or chopped collard greens
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for garnishing (optional)