Minestrone (Meal prep friendly)

Minestrone is a thick tomato soup filled with a variety of other vegetables, potato, beans and pasta.

This is what I eat very often all the time and i'm still not tired of it.

The potatoes are essential to thicken the soup with this recipe.

And this recipe is exactly how I like it :)

Minestrone soup for 3 big tapper ware(about 700g each )

(Ingredients list A)

20g EV olive oil

15g freshly chopped garlic

100g chopped red onion

100g chopped carrot

(Ingredients list B)

100g flat beans (or bell pepper )

100g chopped aubergine

200g zucchini

20g tomato paste

5g salt 

(Ingredients list C)

You can add frozen summer vegetables optionally

250g frozen tomatoes or 250g frozen bell pepper

(Ingredients list D)

400ml water

10g vegetable broth powder or (1tbsp shiro miso with 2tbsp water)

10g pickled salted caper

1tsp brewer's yeast

1/2 tsp cumin powder

1tsp dried oregano

(Ingredients list E)

400ml can of tomatoes (diced)

(Ingredients list F)

100g Gnocchetti or any short pasta

100g diced potatoes

Water and a pinch of salt for boiling

Topping

Grilled almond tofu (with a bit of olive oil)

Garlic bread

Freshly chopped parsley

Black pepper

STEP 1

Sauté all the ingredients from the list A for 5mins.

STEP2

Sauté tomato paste first and then all the ingredients from the list B for 5mins.

(Chop fresh tomatoes in the mean time)

STEP3

Add all the ingredients from the list C for about another 5minutes.

STEP 4

Add all the ingredients from the list D, let it simmer for 10minutes.

(Start step 5 in the mean time)

STEP 5

In a sauce pan boil 100g Gnocchetti and diced potatoes for 10minutes

or until al dente .

Drain water.

STEP 6

Add boiled Gnocchetti and the potatoes in the soup.

Sprinkle some black pepper.

Serve the soup with optional toppings.

Like lentil curry this is a very good recipe to meal prep.

It should be kept in the fridge and tastes good for a few days.

I keep my grilled almond tofu (50g each ) and bread on the side when I pack them.