The Best Minestrone Soup
This minestrone soup is hearty, savory, filling, and easy to prepare. Packed full of nutrient-rich ingredients and fresh herbs, this soup has an incredible depth of flavor and will leave you craving more.
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 2 medium carrots chopped
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 10 cups vegetable broth
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 4 leaves fresh basil torn to small pieces
- 2 15 oz. cans diced tomatoes
- 1 15 oz. can chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 1 15 oz. can cannellini or white beans drained and rinsed
- 1 cup dry shell pasta
- salt/pepper
Instructions
- Add a small amount of oil or water to your Instant Pot and set to sauté for 6-8 minutes. (See notes for stovetop instructions). Add onions, carrots, celery, bay leaves, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and sauté for about 5 minutes. Then add garlic, tomato paste and sauté for the remaining 2-3 minutes.
- Add a splash of the vegetable broth to deglaze the pot and make sure to scrape off all the bits of flavor stuck to the bottom.
- Add remaining broth and all other ingredients except for pasta, and cook on high pressure for 12 minutes.
- Add pasta and cook on SAUTE for 8 minutes.
- Turn off pressure cooker and remove pot to avoid overcooking pasta.
Notes
Cooking instructions for stove top:
Follow instructions 1-3 above with burner set to medium heat. After adding remaining ingredients (besides pasta), bring to a boil. Then cover, reduce heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes, or until veggies are tender. Add pasta. Simmer for another 15-20 minutes.