Cool Facts
A vegetable powerhouse. Minestrone is loaded with onions, carrots, celery, potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, and courgettes, giving you tons of different flavors and textures in one bowl.
Beans and legumes included. Many minestrone recipes add beans, chickpeas, or fava beans to make the soup extra filling and nutritious.
Sometimes pasta or rice. Some versions of minestrone include pasta or rice to make it even heartier and more satisfying.
No meat needed. Minestrone is traditionally made without meat, which makes it a great vegetarian meal that's still super filling.
No one perfect recipe. There's no single way to make minestrone, so cooks can swap ingredients based on what they have fresh or what they like best.