Hearty Minestrone with Ditalini
- Serves
- 8 servings
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 40 min
- Cost
- $14.00
- Nutrition
- 340 cal · 15g protein
- one-pot
- budget
- meatless
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: plain bread or a bun
Hearty Minestrone with Ditalini is a Italian weeknight dinner that serves 8 and is on the table in about 55 minutes, for around $14 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 17 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain bread or a bun works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Fresh fruit (2 min)
Contains: Gluten— based on the ingredients; brands vary, so check labels.
Cookware you'll need
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 count celery stalks
- 1/2 count onion
- 3 count carrots
- 3/4 tsp garlic powder
- 30 oz low-sodium kidney beans
- 15½ oz low-sodium cannellini beans
- 28 oz low-sodium canned diced tomatoes
- 32 oz low-sodium vegetable broth
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp dried basil
- 1 count zucchini
- 1 cup ditalini
- 1 cup frozen chopped spinach
- 1 count loaf crusty bread
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Steps
- Cook the diced celery, onion and carrots in the oil 6 minutes. Add the garlic powder.
- Add the drained and rinsed beans, tomatoes, broth, 3 cups water, oregano and basil. Simmer 15 minutes.
- Add the diced zucchini and ditalini and simmer 9 to 10 minutes until the pasta is tender.
- Stir in the spinach for 2 minutes and season with salt and pepper.
- Serve with crusty bread.
- Picky eaters can have the pasta, beans and bread plain.
- Make ahead: chop the vegetables up to 2 days ahead. Leftover soup keeps 4 days in the fridge, and the pasta will soften.
On the side: Fresh fruit (2 min)
2 lb fruit (grapes or apples)
- Wash and slice the fruit and put it on the table.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 15 g
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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