There are few soups better than a minestrone, and this minestrone soup recipe from Alfie Steiner (aka @alfiecooks_) is pure comfort in a bowl. Guaranteed to make you feel better, whatever the weather, it’s packed full of your favourite veggies and juicy legumes, making it incredibly good for you too. An absolute winter staple.
Serves
4
Red Onion
Carrot
Celery
Potato
Garlic Clove
Tomato Purée
Dried Oregano
Smoked Paprika
Chilli Flakes
Drained Cooked Butter Beans
Chopped Tomatoes
Vegetable Stock
White Wine
Pasta
Basil
Spinach
Nutritional Yeast
Olive Oil
Salt
Black Pepper
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Luna S.
10 days ago
I didn’t have any tomato puree or basil so I used chilli and tomato pesto and also some normal green and it gave it a lovely flavour. Great soup!
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Jade K.
15 days ago
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Have made this several times now and it really does warm the soul! This time I didn’t have basil so added fennel seeds at the beginning with the veg, worked well. I also halved the chilli flakes which was perfect for me.
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Joshua S.
a month ago
Added parmesan and used noodles instead of pasta. The wife loves it very much for the upcoming colder days!
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Clare C.
a month ago
Based on the comments, I halved the amount of chilli flakes (so I could add some more if needed). Soup was delicious, makes quite the pan full.
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Gillian H.
2 months ago
Needs to be less spicy
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Daria P.
2 months ago
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Awesome warming goodness for autumn days 🍂
Tried it without nutritional yeast and used Parmesan instead - it works!
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Susie R.
2 months ago
Little spicy but feels lovely and healthy!
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Stevie J.
2 months ago
It was a bit spicy for me! Might reduce the chilli flakes next time.
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Jayna R.
2 months ago
My mum makes a version of this with kidney beans instead of butter beans but I enjoyed this too - especially with fresh basil! I added turmeric, mild chilli powder and garlic powder for more flavour and added healing anti-inflammatory properties.
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Ana S.
2 months ago
So delicious, making it regularly the last year
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Gabby O.
2 months ago
Makes a nice rich broth, and not too much soup (which is always a problem with me lol). It makes exactly 2litres
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Antonio D.
2 months ago
150g of pasta for four people?! ;)
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Julian F.
2 months ago
I thought the same initially but remember the potato and butter beans. 150g is actually perfect
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Nicola D.
2 months ago
I think I just reported someone’s note by accident and now I can’t undo it. Sorry!
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Suzanne C.
2 months ago
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Is that really 1 garlic bulb? Or 1 clove of garlic?
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Antonio D.
2 months ago
Typo I think or no kissing tonight. ;)
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Gabby O.
2 months ago
from the video it looks like one whole bulb
Mob
2 months ago
·Admin
Hi Suzanne and thanks for the feedback! We recommend using 5 garlic cloves here (we've updated the recipe). Hope you enjoy this one!
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Jayna R.
2 months ago
More garlic the better imo
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Conor I.
2 months ago
Loved this, would recommend. Leftovers perfect for lunch the next day too!
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Anna A.
2 months ago
Yum! It really did heal me. Only thing is it turned into more of a pasta than a soup over time, so not ideal for batch cooking. But will definitely make again
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Gabby O.
2 months ago
definitely would need to add more broth after a while due to the pasta soaking up everything
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Rebecca L.
2 months ago
Delicious soup! It did indeed help me feel better.
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Kate B.
3 months ago
Made this tonight, didn’t have wine so just added more stock. Was really delicious. Will definitely make again!
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Zoe S.
3 months ago
Easy to make and absolutely delicious soup, filling too will be a staple through Autumn and Winter for lunches in our household