Vegan Minestrone Soup

Serves: 4
Yields: 10 cups

1 cup cannellini beans / red kidney beans

Overnight soak beans in water.

1 tsp salt
6 cups water

Cook beans with salt and water, allow to boil, reduce the heat to low and cook for 45 minutes / cook in instant pot for 10 minutes.

2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp garlic, grated
1 cup onion, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1 cup carrot, chopped
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper

Heat oil in a pan, add garlic, onion, celery, carrot, sauté for 5 minutes.

1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano
1 cup green beans, trimmed and cut into 3" pieces / zucchini / cabbage
6 cup Water

Add salt, black pepper powder, basil, oregano, green beans, water, bring to a boil.

cooked beans
1 cup pasta

Add cooked beans, pasta, return to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered for 12 minutes.

2 cups roma tomatoes, chopped
6 ounces Trader Joe's spinach, chopped

Stir in tomatoes, spinach and remove from the heat.

Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME
Source: veggiessavetheday