Gluten Free Minestrone Soup Recipe

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes enhance flavor, while crushed tomatoes are budget-friendly.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheese blend

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor without dairy, and blends are often less expensive.

Heat 6 cups of vegetable broth in a separate saucepan until simmering.

In a large pot, heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat.

Add 10 thinly sliced shallots, 3 thinly sliced celery stalks, and 2 thinly sliced carrots to the pot; sauté for 7-8 minutes until softened.

Add 5 thinly sliced garlic cloves and 1 large finely chopped zucchini; sauté for an additional 2-3 minutes until fragrant.

Pour in 1 cup of white wine and let it reduce for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add the warmed 6 cups of vegetable broth to the pot and bring to a gentle boil.

Add 1 cup of gluten-free pasta, 1 can of drained and rinsed white cannellini beans, 1 can of drained and rinsed red kidney beans, 1 large can of diced tomatoes, and 4 cups of roughly chopped baby spinach to the pot; stir well.

Bring the mixture back to a gentle boil, then partially cover and reduce heat to medium-low; let it simmer for around 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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