Easy Minestrone Soup | Katie’s Recipes | Umami

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 small onion (finely diced)
• 2 ribs celery (sliced)
• 3 large carrots (peeled and finely chopped)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic (2 large cloves)
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 cups fresh spinach (roughly chopped)
• 4 cups low sodium chicken broth (use vegetable broth to make this vegetarian)
• 28 oz canned diced tomatoes (798 ml no salt added)
• 1 cup canned red kidney beans* (rinsed 8 oz)
• 1 cup canned white kidney beans* (rinsed 8 oz)
• 1 cup small uncooked pasta (I used medium shells)
• Parmesan for serving