Minestrone Soup: It Can Cure Anything

So, I have a summer cold. A bad one. Sicker than a dog. Thought it was allergies, but yesterday I realized allergies don’t come with a fever.

Brian’s working long hours, so I have had to rely on the kids to help out a little more around here, and well you can imagine how that is going.

After sitting on the couch for many hours reading books with the kids and watching shows and offering to be the judge for their own version of the Olympic games while sneaking in a snooze or two, I finally felt like maybe I should eat something.

I scrounged around the house, and I had everything to make Minestrone Soup. I don’t know if it is a true Minestrone Soup, but that is what I call it. I made up this recipe last Winter when we were all suffering from various illnesses, and after the soup we were all feeling a little better. It has become a Top 5 Go To Dinner around here.

Basically, it is a bunch of veggies, and this:

This broth is already infused with a ton of flavor.

So here is the recipe. Bear with me on measurements as A.) I’m still not feeling 100% and B.) It is hard to mess this recipe up

Erin’s Minestrone Soup (weird having an Irish name in front of Minestrone, oh well)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp butter
1 medium onion chopped
3 or 4 carrots chopped
2 or 3 celery stalks chopped
1 medium zucchini chopped
1 large potato or several small potatoes chopped
3 cloves of garlic minced
1 32 oz box Progresso Tuscany Chicken Broth (if you cannot find it, add any of your favorite herbs to the soup)
1 28 oz can of diced tomatoes drained
1 14 oz can of cannellini beans drained and rinsed
1 cup of cooked short cut pasta (this is optional, I didn’t have any yesterday)
Salt and Pepper to taste

In a large soup pot over medium to medium high heat add olive oil and butter. When butter is melted add onion, carrots, celery, potatoes, zucchini, and garlic cook stirring occasionally until vegetables are just tender. This should take about 7-10 minutes. (This is when you can season the soup, go easy on the salt unless you are using a low sodium broth).

Add chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Lower heat, and then add tomatoes, beans, and pasta and cook until heated through, about 4 minutes. Serve immediately.

Above is a picture of the “sick tray.” This is the tray I use to bring to bedrooms when kids are sick around here. Soup, french bread, green tea, and lemon. Once the kids were in bed, I grabbed my tray, turned on crummy TV shows, and snuggled on the couch.

I’m feeling a little better.

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