We’ve outlined all the ingredients and directions for you to make the perfect Abruzzo Summer Minestrone. This dish qualifies as a Easy level recipe. It should take you about 30 min to make this recipe. The Abruzzo Summer Minestrone recipe should make enough food for 6 servings.
You can add your own personal twist to this Abruzzo Summer Minestrone recipe, depending on your culture or family tradition. Don’t be scared to add other ingredients once you’ve gotten comfortable with the recipe! Please see below for a list of potential cookware items that might be necessary for this Abruzzo Summer Minestrone recipe.
Ingredients for Abruzzo Summer Minestrone
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 white or yellow onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, sliced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 3 cups roughly chopped Swiss chard leaves
- 4 ounces small pasta shells (about 1 heaping cup)
- 4 ounces green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1 cup)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- One 16-ounce jar tomato and sausage pasta sauce
- One 15-ounce can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 yellow summer squash, sliced into half-moons
- 1 zucchini, sliced into half-moons
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn
- Freshly grated Parmesan, for serving
Directions for Abruzzo Summer Minestrone
- Melt the butter in a Dutch oven set over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, onions and carrots and cook, stirring often, until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Stir in the chicken broth, chard, pasta, green beans, oregano, pasta sauce, cannellini beans, squash, zucchini, 1 cup water, 2 teaspoons salt and several grinds of pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook until the pasta is cooked and the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
- Divide among 6 bowls and top with the torn basil and Parmesan.
Cookware for your recipe
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- Cooking pots
- Frying pan
- Steamers
- Colander
- Skillet
- Knives
- Cutting board
- Grater
- Saucepan
- Stockpot
- Spatula
- Tongs
- Measuring cups
- Wooden Spoon
Categories in this Recipe
- Minestrone Recipes
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- Main Dish
- Summer – Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or around the summer solstice (about 3 days before Midsummer Day), the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The date of the beginning of summer varies according to climate, tradition, and culture. When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa.
