Three Bean Minestrone Soup has a delicious combination of Italian herbs to create a flavorful broth. The three different beans provide lots of protein that will leave you feeling satisfied. This recipe is soon to become one of your favorite Best Fall Soup Recipes.
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Recipe used with permission as part of my cookbook review for Prep Ahead Meals from Scratch.
Three Bean Minestrone Soup is the perfect recipe from the cookbook Prep Ahead Meals from Scratch you can make ahead of time to have on hand for busy nights.
This is a hearty vegetable soup that's filled with three different beans to provide protein to give you a hearty soup without adding any meat!
My recommendation, best served with an easy recipe for Rustic No Knead Dutch Oven Bread.
Ingredients
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- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup minced onion
- 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup chopped green beans
- ⅓ cup julienne or shredded carrot
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 2 cups or 1 (14.5-oz) can diced tomatoes
- Black beans; 1¾ cups cooked
- White beans; 1¾ cups cooked
- Garbanzo beans; 1¾ cups cooked
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon basil
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- 2 cups fresh spinach
Directions:
- Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large pot. Add the onion, celery, garlic, green beans and carrot and sauté for 5 minutes.
- Add the vegetable broth, tomatoes, beans and spices to the soup. Stir to combine.Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the spinach leaves and cook for 5 minutes longer, or until the spinach is wilted.
- Serve the soup and enjoy!
Tips for Making Three Bean Minestrone Soup
- This soup can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator for 2 or 3 days.
- It also freezes well and can be kept in the freezer for up to 3 months.
My Cookbook Review
I love the cookbook and know you will too! The photography is beautiful and all the recipes are well thought out with great ideas of how to plan ahead with the cooking. Alea shows you how to use simple prep-ahead techniques to stock your refrigerator with pre-cooked ingredients that can be combined with fresh produce to easily create wholesome meals.
At the end of the book she also shares pantry staples to always have on hand to save time and money.
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Three Bean Minestrone Soup Recipe and Cookbook Review
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup minced onion
- 1 stalk celery thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup chopped green beans
- ⅓ cup julienne or shredded carrot
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 2 cups or 1 14.5-oz can diced tomatoes
- 1¾ cups cooked black beans
- 1¾ cups cooked white beans
- 1¾ cups cooked garbanzo beans
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon basil
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- 2 cups fresh spinach
Method
- Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large pot. Add the onion, celery, garlic, green beans and carrot and sauté for 5 minutes.
- Add the vegetable broth, tomatoes, beans and spices to the soup. Stir to combine.Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the spinach leaves and cook for 5 minutes longer, or until the spinach is wilted.
- Serve the soup and enjoy!
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At Rivercrest Cottage says
Printed it, Pinned it, love it. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
D. Durand Worthey says
I enjoyed reading this review. And the soup looks like it belongs in a big bowl right in front of my face.