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vegetable soup in a white bowl with bread slices on the side

Gluten Free Minestrone Soup

Hearty, healthy, inexpensive and ohh so delicious. This Minestrone Soup is super easy to make and full of goodness. Packed with nutritious vegetables and wholesome flavours this is the kind of soup I like to eat in these cold winter days, and is a great way to use those veggies and leftover meats laying around in the fridge.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6
Author Morella Velazquez

Ingredients

  • 1 Medium onion
  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 2 Large carrots
  • 1 Large courgette
  • 1/2 Yellow or red pepper
  • 1/2 Green pepper
  • 1/2 a leek
  • 2 Celery stalks
  • 1 Cup of frozen peas
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • 3 Medium potatoes
  • 1 Cup of green beans
  • Black pepper and salt to taste
  • 4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp dried Rosemary or 3 sprigs of fresh
  • 2 Litres of stock vegetable or chicken
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • Rind of Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. In a hot pot add the olive oil, onion, garlic, leek, celery and peppers stir and leave to cook for 10 min approx at a medium temperature.
  2. After 10 minutes add the carrots and sweet or hot fresh chillies if using, stir and leave to cook for 5 minutes.
  3. After add the courgettes, potatoes, stock, Rosemary, Parmesan rind and tomatoes, stir and leave to cook for 20 minutes approx. Season with black pepper and salt to taste.
  4. After this add the bay leaves and frozen peas, stir and continue to cook until the carrots are soft.
  5. Once all the veggies are soft turn off the hob and add the leftover meat if using, cover and leave to rest for approx 10 minutes.
  6. Serve immediately with grated Parmesan on top and crusty bread.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

1. You can add a fresh sweet or hot chilli to give it a more complex flavour
2. Sometimes I add a 450gr can of Cannellini beans to make it even more hearty
3. You can use any leftover meat, pork, chicken, lamb or beef, cut in small squares or shred and add it when the soup is cooked, leave for 10 minutes until the meat has warmed through.