Fall Minestrone Rachael Ray Recipes

Steps:

• Heat a soup pot over medium high heat. Add oil and pancetta or prosciutto. Saute 2 minutes and add onions, celery, garlic, zucchini and bay to the pot. Season vegetables with salt and pepper, to your taste. Saute vegetables 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add white beans, garbanzo beans and chicken broth to the pot. Cover soup and bring to a boil. Add pasta and green beans to the soup and cook 8 minutes, or until pasta is just tender. Stir in spinach to wilt, 1 minute. Stir in grated cheese and ladle soup into bowls. Top soup with torn or shredded basil or chopped parsley.

Steps:

• Heat a soup pot over med-high heat; add olive oil.
• Add in the pancetta; brown for 2 minutes.
• Add in the red pepper flakes, garlic, mushrooms, onions, carrots, and celery; cook 5-6 minutes, until mushrooms are lightly browned.
• Season with salt and pepper; add in rosemary stems and sage; add in zucchini and chopped greens; stir them in to the pot until all the greens wilt down, 2-3 minutes.
• Add in the beans, tomatoes, broths, and cheese rind; cover with lid and bring to a boil.
• Uncover and add ditalini pasta; cook for 7-8 minutes at a rolling simmer, uncovered, until the pasta is al dente.
• Remove pot from heat; remove the rind and now bare rosemary stems; adjust salt/pepper to taste.
• Ladle soup into shallow bowls; top with grated cheese; serve with crusty bread.