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How to Make Mama's Hearty Minestrone - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's nothing quite like a comforting bowl of homemade minestrone soup on a chilly evening. This classic Italian dish is known for its robust flavors and hearty ingredients, making it the perfect meal to warm you up from the inside out. And when it comes to making minestrone, nobody does it quite like Mama.

Mama's Hearty Minestrone recipe has been handed down through generations in our family, and it never fails to impress. Filled with an abundance of vegetables, beans, and pasta, t...

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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can low-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
  • 2 cups tomato sauce
  • ½ cup water, more if needed
  • 2 cups diced carrots
  • 1 zucchini, sliced and quartered
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 cup finely chopped broccoli
  • ½ cup elbow macaroni
  • ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese, or more to taste

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 45 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr
  • Servings: 8
  • Yield: 8 servings

  • Heat vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add ground beef; cook and stir until beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease.
  • Transfer ground beef mixture to an 8-quart stockpot; add chicken broth, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, and carrots. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until carrots are partially cooked, 10 minutes. Add zucchini, bell pepper, basil, oregano, salt, and black pepper; simmer until carrots are tender, about 10 more minutes.
  • Stir broccoli and macaroni into soup; simmer until macaroni is cooked through but firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Garnish with Parmesan cheese to serve.

    • Nutrition

    237 cal.

    • Total Fat: 12g
    • Saturated Fat: 4g
    • Cholesterol: 38mg
    • Sodium: 736mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 20g
    • Dietary Fiber: 4g
    • Total Sugars: 8g
    • Protein: 15g
    • Vitamin C: 41mg
    • Calcium: 111mg
    • Iron: 4mg
    • Potassium: 772mg

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