Minestrone | Cooking Reference

Ingredients

• Olive oil
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• 6 cups vegetable stock
• 4-5 medium-size potatoes, diced
• 2-3 cups trimmed green beans, chopped into bite-size pieces (I use frozen)
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• Can or two of cooked beans (whatever you have around is fine, pick a color you like; something that won't lose its shape can be nice).
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• ~1 tbsp dried oregano
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Parmigiano Reggiano or other hard grating cheese for topping