Easy Minestrone

Name: Easy Minestrone
Total time: 80
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 3 cloves garlic, chopped, or more to taste; 2 onions, chopped; 5 carrots, sliced; 4 cups chicken broth; 2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with garlic and oregano; 0.5 cup red wine; 1 (16 ounce) package frozen green beans; 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained; 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano; salt and pepper to taste; 0.5 cup seashell pasta, or more to taste; 0.25 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste

Recipe by Luhoney from allrecipes.com

Dinner 1 Hr. 20 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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3 tablespoons olive oil
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3 cloves garlic, chopped, or more to taste
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2 onions, chopped
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5 carrots, sliced
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4 cups chicken broth
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2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with garlic and oregano
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0.5 cup red wine
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1 (16 ounce) package frozen green beans

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1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
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1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
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salt and pepper to taste
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0.5 cup seashell pasta, or more to taste
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0.25 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste

Instructions

Heat oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add onion; cook and stir until slightly softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add carrots and stir until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
Pour in chicken broth and diced tomatoes; bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Add red wine, reduce the heat to low, and stir in green beans, pinto beans, spinach, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to medium-low and continue to simmer until vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook seashell pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain pasta, then stir into soup. Ladle soup into bowls and top with Parmesan cheese.