Minestrone di Verdure

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 adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

cannellini beans

🥗Healthier: chickpeas

💰Cheaper: kidney beans

Chickpeas provide protein while kidney beans are often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

Chop all the vegetables: celery, carrot, onion, potatoes, pumpkin, savoy cabbage, beans, peas, mushrooms, leek, cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower.

In a large pot, sauté the chopped vegetables until they start to soften.

Add water or vegetable broth and bring to a boil.

Simmer until all the vegetables are tender.

Season to taste and serve hot.

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