Vegan Minestrone Soup
Vegan Minestrone Soup is made with a medley of seasonal veggies, mixed beans, and chickpea pasta. This wholesome soup is one way to use leftover veggies from your refrigerator. The addition of kale and beets in my recipe gives the soup a deep pink hue making it look enticing against the golden chickpea pasta. It has a chockful of protein and vitamins in every mouthful when served with wholegrain breadsticks!
Equipment
- Dutch oven, stovetop
Ingredients
For the Minestrone Soup:
- 1½ tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 1 onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tomato chopped
- 1 cup mixed beans soaked overnight
- 8 baby carrots cubed
- 6 asparagus stalks chopped
- 1 zucchini chopped
- 1 pepper cubed
- 1 beet chopped
- 1 cup chickpea pasta elbow
- 3 sprig thyme chopped
- 1 tsp mixed dried herbs Italian blend
- 1½ tsp salt
- ⅓ tbsp black peppercorn ground
- 4 leaves kale chopped
- 7 cup vegetable stock fresh
Instructions
How to make the Vegan Minestrone Soup:
- Prepare the ingredients. If using dried mixed beans, soak them overnight.
- Heat a Dutch oven, drizzle the extra virgin olive oil and sauté onion with garlic and tomatoes for 3 minutes on medium heat.
- Next, add the soaked mixed beans with the stock and cover it with a lid. Cook for 7 minutes.
- Add the veggies (except kale) and cook for 5 minutes with the lid. Toss in the pasta, seasoning, salt, ground peppercorn, thyme, and kale and cook for 5 minutes.
- Garnish with parsley and some parmesan cheese (optional). Serve hot with breadsticks.
Notes
- Feel free to use canned beans instead of soaking dried beans for this recipe.
- I have used fresh vegetable stock, but you could swap it out for packaged vegetable stock.
- I cooked the pasta for 5 minutes following the package instructions.
- If simmering the soup, then allow a few more minutes of cooking time.
Nutrition
Calories: 217kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 12gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 1392mgPotassium: 362mgFiber: 8gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 3716IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 78mgIron: 5mg
