Italian

Olive Garden's Minnestrone Soup is for Dinner.

Olive Garden's Minnestrone Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Olive Garden's Minnestrone Soup takes 40 minutes to cook.

Olive Garden's Minnestrone Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Olive Garden's Minnestrone Soup are:

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup minced white onion (about 1 small onion)
• 1/2 cup chopped zucchini
• 1/2 cup frozen cut italian green beans
• 1/4 cup minced celery (about 1/2 stalk)
• 4 teaspoons minced garlic (about 4 cloves)
• 4 cups vegetable broth (Swanson is good *note: Do not use chicken broth!*)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained
• 2 (15 ounce) cans small white beans or great northern beans, drained
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup carrot, julienned or shredded
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 3 cups hot water
• 4 cups fresh baby spinach
• 1/2 cup small shell pasta

Here is how you make Olive Garden's Minnestrone Soup:

Heat three tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat in a large soup pot.Saute onion, celery, garlic, green beans, and zucchini in the oil for 5 minutes or until onions begin to turn translucent.Add vegetable broth to pot, plus drained tomatoes, beans, carrot, hot water, and spices.Bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat and allow to simmer for 20 minutes.Add spinach leaves and pasta and cook for an additional 20 minutes or until desired consistency.Makes about eight 1 1/2 cup servings.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KIMIKO75.

The nutritional information for Olive Garden's Minnestrone Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 347.8

• Total Fat: 6.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 935.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 57.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 18.0 g
• Protein: 17.4 g

Olive Garden's Minnestrone Soup is Italian cuisine.