Minestrone soup recipes?

what's your favorite way to make minestrone soup? looking for some different variations of this soup I haven't had in some time.Minestrone soup recipes?
Quick Minestrone





1 cup (4 ounces) tubetti pasta, or other small pasta shape


Extra-virgin olive oil


6 cups chicken stock


1/4 pound pancetta, cut into 3 pieces


6 medium garlic cloves, each cut in 1/2 lengthwise


2 cups finely chopped yellow onions (2 small onions)


1 cup small-diced celery (2 medium stalks)


1 cup small-diced carrots (2 to 3 medium carrots)


1 tablespoon finely chopped rosemary or thyme leaves


1 (14-ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed


1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes


4 cups small-diced zucchini (green/yellow) (5 small zucchini)


2 cups small-diced, peeled russet potatoes (1 large russet)


Salt and freshly ground black pepper


1 cup freshly grated Parmesan Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions until al dente. Drain and transfer the pasta to a baking sheet. Toss the pasta with a little olive oil to prevent sticking.





In a large saucepan over medium heat, warm the chicken stock.





In another large saucepan over high heat, heat 1/4 cup oil. When the oil is hot but not smoking, add the pancetta and cook until it begins to brown, 3 to 4 minutes, turning occasionally. Add the garlic and cook until it begins to brown, about 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Lower the heat to medium and add the onions, celery, and carrots.


Cook until the vegetables are soft, 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent browning. Add the chopped herbs. Raise the heat to high. Add the beans, tomatoes, zucchini, and potatoes. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Then bring it down to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender, 12 to 15 minutes, skimming any foam off the top of the soup. Season generously with pepper. Add salt, to taste. Just a few minutes before serving, add the cooked tubetti pasta. Serve warm with Parmesan and olive oil passed at the table.





Cooking notes: Add the cooked pasta just before serving. If it sits in the soup too long, it develops a flabby texture. Tubetti (little hollow tubes) are the classic pasta for minestrone, but you could substitute another small shape of pasta.





Check my source for a bunch of minestrone recipes on foodnetwork.comMinestrone soup recipes?
Go to Italiansoups.com


Great selection and variety of soups.
This is my favorite, you can use other vegetables if you like, enjoy! I don't like lima beans so I substitute zuccini instead.





Minestrone Soup





Ingredients:





1 lb hamburger


1 c chopped onion


1 t minced garlic


1/4 tsp pepper


1 can beef broth


2 cans water


3 tsp beef soup base (heaping)


1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning OR


1/2 tsp EACH fresh oregano, basil, sage, rosemary, and thyme.


16 oz Can whole tomatoes, broken into bite sized pieces


8 oz can kidney beans, un-drained


1 1/2 c sliced carrots


1 c frozen green beans


1 c frozen lima beans


1 c small seashell macaroni





Brown hamburger, onion, garlic and pepper. Add rest of ingredients except macaroni. Cook for at least 20 min add macaroni and cook until macaroni is done.
a wonderful recipe site





http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes.php?q=鈥?/a>
I have never made it home made, but, one of my favorite ways to eat it is with oyster crackers =).