Soups and Stews
Southern Minestrone
Southern Minestrone is a fun twist on the classic Italian recipe. Serve with some crusty Italian bread and a salad
- Serves 6
- Prep 5 minutes
- Cook 30 minutes
- Total 35 minutes
What Is Different About Southern Minestrone?
Minestrone is full of seasonal vegetables, beans, and pasta cooked in a falvorful broth. Instead of using cannellini, kidney, or garbanzo beans, I used lima beans. I also used collard greens instead of spinach, plus I added some ground beef. Just a little TABASCO sauce gives it a little heat.
How To Serve
Serve topped with fresh parsley and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. I like to go heavy on the Parmesan cheese. I also love to serve this minestrone with some fresh Buttermilk Cornbread Muffins and a garden salad with Creamy Italian Dressing.
Make Ahead
If you want to make-ahead or freeze this winter soup recipe, I recommend making the soup without the pasta. The pasta-less soup can be frozen for up to 2 months. When you are ready to serve, cook the pasta separately and add it into the minestrone.
Storage
Leftovers will keep for 4 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Keep in mind the pasta will soak up a lot of liquid overtime and get a little mushy in texture.
No better meal for frigid temps than minestrone. And why not do it southern style with ground beef, lima beans, and collard greens? Southern Minestrone is a filling and satisfying meal.
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Recipe
Southern Minestrone
Southern Minestrone is chock full of ground beef, collard greens, and lima beans for a hearty meal southern style. You can spice it up with a little tabasco.
- Serves 6
- Prep 5 minutes
- Cook 30 minutes
- Total 35 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 medium yellow onion (diced)
- 2 medium carrots (peeled and diced)
- 1 stalk celery (diced)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can stewed tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cups dried small pasta
- 1 cup frozen lima beans (defrosted)
- 1 1/2 cups frozen chopped collard greens
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Spray a Dutch oven with cooking spray and place over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook until mostly browned, using a wooden spoon to break ground beef up as it cooks. Add onion, carrots, and celery and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 more minute.
- 2
Add broth and tomatoes and simmer for 20 minutes. During the last 6-8 minutes, add pasta, lima beans, collard greens, oregano, and tabasco sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Notes
Even better served with fresh grated Parmesan cheese.
Equipment
- Dutch Oven
Nutrition
- Calories247 kcal
- Carbohydrates28 g
- Protein23 g
- Fat5 g
- Saturated Fat2 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat0.5 g
- Monounsaturated Fat2 g
- Trans Fat0.3 g
- Cholesterol52 mg
- Sodium1308 mg
- Potassium721 mg
- Fiber4 g
- Sugar6 g
- Vitamin A4030 IU
- Vitamin C14 mg
- Calcium88 mg
- Iron4 mg
