Beef Minestrone Soup
Beef minestrone soup is hearty and filling, the perfect meal for a cold day.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 50 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
- 3 tablespoon olive oil divided
- 4 sweet italian sausages cut into slices
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 medium carrots diced
- 2 stalks celery sliced
- 1 medium parsnip diced
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 small zucchini diced
- 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes
- 2 cups water or broth or more as needed
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- ½ cup ditalini pasta
Heat 2 tablespoon of the olive oil in a pot. Brown the sausage slices on both sides. Remove the sausages from the pot and refrigerate.
Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pot. Sautee the onions, carrots, celery and parsnip for 5 minutes.
Add in the minced garlic, diced tomatoes, zucchini, and water or broth. Bring the soup to a boil.
Lower to a simmer and cook for 25-30 minutes.
Toss in the pasta, spinach and sausages. Cook for an additional 15 minutes. Add more water or broth as needed.
Season the soup to taste.