This recipe for vegetarian and vegan minestrone soup is filled with healthy and low-fat vegetables, including tomato, carrots, celery, green beans, and zucchini. It's basically your entire garden in a soup! Everything is slowly simmered for maximum flavor along with some fresh basil and garlic.
Vegetarian minestrone soup makes for a light lunch or dinner soup, just add a side salad and maybe a slice of garlic bread and you've got yourself a full meal. Because it contains no oil, this vegetarian minestrone soup recipe is very low in fat.
With less than 100 calories per serving and just over 1 gram of naturally occurring fat, this vegetarian (and vegan!) minestrone is a great low-calorie and nearly fat-free soup. You may also want to try this crock pot vegetarian vegetable minestrone soup recipe.
Ingredients
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4 cups vegetable broth
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4 cups diced tomatoes
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
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1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
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2 carrots, chopped
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2 stalks celery, chopped
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1/2 onion, chopped
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3 zucchini, chopped
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1 cup chopped green beans, optional
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3 cloves garlic, minced
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1 bay leaf
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Salt, to taste
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Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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1 1/2 cups macaroni pasta, or another small pasta shape such as small shells
Steps to Make It
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Gather the ingredients.
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First, place the vegetable broth in a large pot, then add in the diced tomatoes, basil, oregano, carrots, celery, onion, zucchini, green beans, garlic, and the bay leaf.
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Slowly bring the soup to a low simmer and allow to cook over very low heat for at least 45 minutes and up to 1 hour, or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
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Add the salt and pepper and the macaroni pasta and bring the heat up a bit to a medium-low. Allow to simmer for another 10 to 20 minutes, or until the pasta is done cooking.
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Remove the bay leaf before serving.
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Enjoy!
Tip
- Make this gluten-free by using gluten-free pasta and a gluten-free vegetable broth.
- Looking for more vegetarian and vegan soup recipes? You may want to browse some of crowd-pleasing creative vegetable soups, or, if you want something a little healthier, try one of these nine fat-free vegan soups. Want something a bit unusual? How about a vegan cream of asparagus soup or a fun vegetarian peanut soup. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts (per serving) | |
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115 | Calories |
1g | Fat |
23g | Carbs |
5g | Protein |
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings: 6 | |
Amount per serving | |
Calories | 115 |
% Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 1g | 2% |
Saturated Fat 0g | 1% |
Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
Sodium 754mg | 33% |
Total Carbohydrate 23g | 8% |
Dietary Fiber 6g | 21% |
Total Sugars 8g | |
Protein 5g | |
Vitamin C 36mg | 181% |
Calcium 99mg | 8% |
Iron 2mg | 12% |
Potassium 727mg | 15% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. |
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