Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, kit's minestrone. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Kit's Minestrone is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Kit's Minestrone is something that I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have kit's minestrone using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Kit's Minestrone:
- Make ready 1 1/2-2 c beans, red, white, pink or garbanzos or a mix of any
- Take 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
- Take 1-2 zucchini, sliced
- Take 1 c small shaped uncooked pasta, boiled and drained
- Take 1-2 tbsp pesto
- Get 2-14 oz cans diced tomatoes
- Make ready 2-14 oz cans vegetable broth
- Make ready 4-6 oz spinach
- Make ready 1/2 sweet onion, chopped
- Prepare 1-2 tbsp minced garlic
- Make ready 1-2 tbsp olive oil
- Prepare 1/2 tsp sea salt
- Prepare Grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions to make Kit's Minestrone:
- Saute onions and carrots in olive oil until soft. Add garlic. Saute for a minute or 2. Add zucchini, tomatoes, beans, pasta, salt, and broth. Simmer for 20-30 minutes.
- Add spinach and pesto. Cook until spinach is wilted and flavors combined. Adjust seasoning, if needed.
- Serve with crusty bread and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
- Variations: depending on your preferences, peas, potatoes, celery, or green beans can be added. Often I add a healthy handful of chopped parsley if I don't have spinach on hand. If you have fresh basil, this can be substituted for pesto. Other traditional italian greens like escarole or arugula can be added instead of spinach. It is also traditional to add a parmesan cheese rind to the pot early in the cooking process for flavor.
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