The Best Minestrone Soup (olive Garden Copycat)

Olive Garden, eat your heart out! This is the Best Minestrone Soup from the comfort of your own home. With fresh mirepoix, garlic, spinach, and elbow macaroni, look no further for the best soup recipe for any time of the year.

0:00 Ingredients
0:28 Sauté Mirepoix and Garlic
1:00 Add Rest Ingredients except Macaroni/Spinach
2:55 Bread!
3:40 Add Spinach
4:03 Plating and Tasting

Ingredients: Yields 6 Portions
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
2 Large Onions
2 Stalks Celery
3 Large Carrots
3 Tablespoons Chopped Garlic
1 Cup Diced Yukon Potatoes
1- 28 Ounce Can Fire Roasted Tomatoes
1-28 Ounce Can Crushed Tomatoes
1 15 Ounce Can Kidney Beans- Drained and Rinsed
8 cups Water
7 Tablespoons Chicken Soup Base or Vegetable Base
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 Teaspoons Black Pepper
1/8 Teaspoon Hot Red Pepper Flakes
8 Ounces Green Beans
4 Cups Spinach
4 Ounces Elbow Noodles ( Add to soup when soup is Simmering)
For Serving:
Grated Parmesan Cheese
Garlic Bread or Croutons

Happy Cooking!!!

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