MINESTRONE SOUP

MINESTRONE SOUP -by-Chaitali

Minestrone Soup... I love it!!!!!Minestrone Soup that you get at Olive garden
Ingredients:
Onion – 1
Potatoes – 1
Celery diced – 1 cup
Zucchini – 1 cupsliced
Tomatoes – 2
Chicken broth – 4 cups
Cannelloni or northern beans – 1 can (@ Carrabba’s they used chick peas)
Small shell pasta – ½ lb
Parsley and basil
Salt – to taste
PepperGarlic – 1-2
clovesOlive oil – 2 tbsp

Method:
Saute chopped onions and crushed garlic in olive oil. Add diced potatoes, celery and zucchini and stir for few minutes. Add chicken broth and 2 cups of water and bring it to boil. Add chopped tomatoes and cook. Add beans/chick peas, parsley and basil and simmer until all the vegetables are done. Add dried shell pasta, salt and pepper and cook for few minutes. Sprinkle grated cheese (optional)I think the olive oil, parsley and basil give that special flavor.
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