Chunky Beef Vegetable Minestrone Recipes

CHUNKY BEEF AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Sprinkle beef with 1/2 teaspoon each salt, seasoning blend and pepper. In a Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Brown beef in batches. Remove from pan., In same pan, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add carrots, onion and peppers; cook and stir until carrots are crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf and remaining seasonings. Return beef to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 2 hours., Add potatoes; cook 30-40 minutes longer or until beef and potatoes are tender. Skim fat and discard bay leaf.

CHUNKY BEEF VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the beef mix, tomato juice, consomme, potatoes, celery, carrots, peas and sugar. Bring to a boil. Stir in rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until vegetables and rice are tender.

HEARTY SLOW COOKER MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• Add first 15 ingredients to 6 quart or larger slow cooker. Stir to combine, cover, and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, or HIGH for 3-4 hours.
• 30 minutes before you want to serve the soup, add zucchini and ditalini pasta, stir, cover and cook on HIGH for 20-25 minutes.
• 5 minutes before serving, add in frozen green beans and baby spinach, stir, cover and cook on HIGH for 5 minutes.
• When serving, if desired, grate parmesan cheese over the soup and enjoy!

VEGETABLE BEEF MINESTRONE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon and ground beef until well done, breaking up the beef as it cooks. Drain off the grease and add carrots, garlic, onion and celery. Season with the bay leaf, basil, rosemary and red pepper flakes. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the onions are translucent. Stir in tomatoes and beef stock.
• Simmer for about 20 minutes then put in the chickpeas and broken spaghetti. Cook covered, for about 10 minutes or until spaghetti is al dente. Remove the bay leaf before serving.

CHUNKY MINESTRONE SOUP

Steps:

• In a food processor, whizz the carrots, onion and celery into small pieces. Heat the oil in a pan, add the processed vegetables, garlic and potatoes, then cook over a high heat for 5 mins until softened.
• Stir in the tomato paste, broth and tomatoes.
• Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes
• Tip in the beans and pasta, then cook for a further 10 mins, adding the cabbage for the final 2 minutes
• Season to taste and serve with crusty bread.

MINESTRONE SOUP WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a 5-quart stock pot or dutch oven, heat the oil over medium high heat. Add the carrots, celery and onion and cook until just softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic and stir 30 seconds. Add the chicken or vegetable stock, the beans, chickpeas, Italian seasoning, and tomatoes. Bring to a simmer and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the pasta, zucchini and chicken. Season with half of the salt and all of the pepper. Taste for seasoning and add the rest of the salt if needed. Simmer until the pasta is tender, about 10 minutes more.
• Sprinkle each bowl of soup with parmesan cheese and serve warm.

CHUNKY BEEF VEGETABLE MINESTRONE

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp and remove and liquid (Avoid this step by using pre-cooked bacon).
• Cut bacon into small pieces and put in large stock pot.
• Cook ground beef in fry pan, remove any liquid then add ground beef to pot with bacon.
• Add carrots, garlic, onions and celery to fry pan and cook for about 5-10 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened then add to pot.
• Add bay leaves, basil, italian seasoning, canned tomatos and beef stock to pot.
• Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.
• Add barley and egg noodles and simmer for another 30-45 minutes until barley is soft.
• If soup becomes too thick for your liking, I recommend adding more beef broth but if not available, water will do but it will dilute the flavour.
• Check the flavour and if desired, add any of the following: salt, hot pepper flakes, parmesean cheese, italian blend seasoning or anything else to meet your desired outcome.