Fall Minestrone | Natalie Cooks

Name: Fall Minestrone | Natalie Cooks
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 leek, dark green parts trimmed off, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced*; 1 carrot, peeled and chopped; 2 celery stalks, chopped; 2 tsp kosher salt, divided; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 tbsp chopped rosemary or sage (or use 1 tsp dried); 2 tsp fennel seeds; ¼-½ red pepper flakes (optional); ¼ cup tomato paste; 1 small butternut squash (about 1 lb), peeled, seeds removed, cut into ½-inch cubes (about 2 heaping cups)**; 8 oz cremini or button mushrooms, thinly sliced (about 2 heaping cups); 6 cups water; 1 (15 oz) can cannellini beans (white beans), drained and rinsed; 4 cups loosely packed chopped kale; Pasta (cooked separately), for serving (optional); Parmesan, for serving (optional); *Easily sub 1 yellow onion, chopped; **You could use any squash variety here or substitute with sweet potato or regular potato.; Time saver: buy already cubed butternut squash and pre-sliced mushrooms; Note: for a meatier soup, brown some sausage in the pan before cooking the onion. Remove it once browned, then add it back in with the water, etc...

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This just might be my new favorite soup...it’s so comforting and bursting with all the fall things! It combines squash, mushrooms, leeks, rosemary, and spic ...

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Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 leek, dark green parts trimmed off, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced*
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 tsp kosher salt, divided
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tbsp chopped rosemary or sage (or use 1 tsp dried)
2 tsp fennel seeds
¼-½ red pepper flakes (optional)
¼ cup tomato paste
1 small butternut squash (about 1 lb), peeled, seeds removed, cut into ½-inch cubes (about 2 heaping cups)**
8 oz cremini or button mushrooms, thinly sliced (about 2 heaping cups)
6 cups water
1 (15 oz) can cannellini beans (white beans), drained and rinsed
4 cups loosely packed chopped kale
Pasta (cooked separately), for serving (optional)
Parmesan, for serving (optional)
*Easily sub 1 yellow onion, chopped
**You could use any squash variety here or substitute with sweet potato or regular potato.
Time saver: buy already cubed butternut squash and pre-sliced mushrooms
Note: for a meatier soup, brown some sausage in the pan before cooking the onion. Remove it once browned, then add it back in with the water, etc...