Olive Garden’s Minestrone Soup – Instant Pot | Grandma Nancy's Cookbook | Umami

Ingredients

• **SAUTE:
• 3 Tablespoons avocado or coconut oil
• 1 cup white onion chopped ( about 1 small)
• 1/2 cup chopped zucchini
• 1/2 cup green beans
• 1/4 cup chopped celery ( about 1/2 stalk)
• 4 garlic cloves (minced)
• **ADD:
• 4 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth
• 2 (15 oz.) cans red kidney beans, drained
• 1 (14 oz. ) can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup carrot (julienned, chopped or shredded)
• 2 Tablespoons fresh minced parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 3 cups water
• 1/2 cup small pasta shells
• 2 (15 oz. cans small white beans or great northern beans, drained
• 4 cups fresh baby spinach