Minestrone Soup

Member Ratings For This Recipe

• CD13389740
  
  
  
  

  12 of 12 people found this review helpful
  better than olive gardens! (i hate their minestrone but dear husband loves it) --I also did not drain my tomatoes, added a jalepeno, and a dash of paprika. I also ended up added a few more cups of hot water towards the end. FREAKING DELICIOUS!!! - 12/7/12
  
  
• CHANGING4LIFE
  
  
  
  

  8 of 8 people found this review helpful
  It was delish. I changed it a bit -- i didn't drain the tomatoes and didn't add the hot water. Used the whole can of tomatoes and added more veggies. Used whole wheat shells. Would definitely make it again. - 10/2/11
  
  
• JENN.1211
  
  
  Incredible!
  

  3 of 3 people found this review helpful
  Delicious! This tastes delicious and is an excellent replication of Olive Garden's soup. The only changes that I made were that I doubled the green beans and the tomatoes. I also used a frozen onion, celery, carrot mix to cut down on my chopping. I will definitely make this again! - 9/8/14
  
  
• DEBBYWEP
  
  
  Incredible!
  

  3 of 3 people found this review helpful
  Made this recipe just as directed with the exception of adding a few more tomatoes. I made it early in the day and then heated it up for dinner. Rave reviews from the family on both taste and texture. My DH wanted to know if we had the ingredients to make another batch right away! - 2/16/14
  
  
• CECTARR
  
  
  
  

  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  Too much sodium - 9/16/17
  
  
• CD6651609
  
  
  Incredible!
  

  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  Delicious! Added a little rosemary and whole wheat rolls with a little parmesan!!! - 7/15/13
  
  
• CD13922496
  
  
  Very Good
  

  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  This was very good. I added more of the veggies and added potatoes and tomato paste. would make it again. - 5/9/13
  
  
• DIVAATHOME
  
  
  Very Good
  

  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  I am a vegan and I like Olive Gardens minestrone soup its one of the few things I can eat when out with the family. This was a good copycat. Left out the salt all the can veggies and beans had enough salt to cover. - 2/18/13
  
  
• CD13585499
  
  
  Incredible!
  

  1 of 2 people found this review helpful
  This is my 4th time making this soup and it's a double batch, it's also the only time I changed a few things. I used a 15oz can of fire roasted diced tomatoes w/garlic and a 28oz can of whole tomatoes I didn't drain either cans. I also added 1 Tbsp. of tomato paste. I love this soup! - 1/25/13
  
  
• JOLINEGKG
  
  
  Very Good
  

  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  This was an exceptional soup. I don't eat at Olive Garden enough to know what that soup tastes like, but this was the best minestrone I have ever made. I also did not drain the tomatoes, and I used beef bouillon cubes with hot water since I could find not reasonably priced vegetable stock. - 12/30/12
  
  
• CD13426021
  
  
  Incredible!
  

  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  Very Good! We made it exactly as the recipe said the first time,it was very good,next time e used vegetable bouillon cubes,much better! added extra broth delicious!! - 12/28/12
  
  
• ALLYTHEATHLETE
  
  
  Incredible!
  

  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  I substituted beef broth for vegetable broth since that's what I had in my pantry and my husband said it was BETTER than Olive Garden's minestrone! Definitely making it again! - 9/30/12
  
  
• BECKA01
  
  
  Very Good
  

  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  This is a great recipe! It tasted similar to olive gardens. I followed the recipe except for I used 2 cans of stewed italian style tomatoes undrained in the soup. I also added garlic salt and increased the amount of the dried and fresh herbs. - 2/6/12
  
  
• ZOMGNAME
  
  
  Incredible!
  

  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  make this all the time. add a few changes; I use 2 non drained cans of fire roasted tomatoes. 1 can of corn drained. I add 2-3 stalks celery. handful of snow peas. about 1/4th cup white wine. also add garlic salt, celery salt, and onion powder to taste. original is great too though !!! - 10/27/11
  
  
• CHARITY1973
  
  
  Incredible!
  

  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  Loved by the whole family and none of them have any idea what Olive Garden is ;-) Next American trip will now have to include a trip there.
  I did use chicken stock which worked out fine plus the whole can of tomatoes. It was also a very easy recipe to make. - 6/30/11
  
  
• DWELLS3
  
  
  
  

  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  This soup is wonderful and tastes just like O.G. - 7/25/10
  
  
• KERAMI
  
  
  Very Good
  

  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  Thanks for the recipe! Turned out great. My husband went back for thirds! - 4/30/09
  
  
• SES823
  
  
  Very Good
  
  Delicious, but sodium is high as written. I've lowered it by using no salt added tomatoes, using water in place of the vegetable stock, and cooking dry beans in the instant pot to use instead of canned beans - 6/4/21
  
  
• TZVI-R
  
  
  
  
  Looks yummy! - 5/8/21
  
  
• NICUPULA123
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  My weight loss diet that I took from https://bit.ly/3ujJVIU is literally the best weight loss blog. I read it every day, and I highly recommend it !!!! - 2/21/21
  
  
• METAFUKARI
  
  
  Very Good
  
  I did not drain the tomatoes, love them fire roasted! Love soup! - 2/9/21
  
  
• CAPECODDOGFISH
  
  
  
  
  looks like a winner, will have to try - 1/2/21
  
  
• ANNIEMAROO
  
  
  
  
  I will try it asap!!! - 11/23/20
  
  
• PIZZA5152
  
  
  
  
  Excellent soup. - 11/3/20
  
  
• LORRAINE106
  
  
  
  
  I love Minestrone soup. You can add almost any fresh veggie from your garden. We've even put kale in ours.
  - 10/12/20
  
  
• SHAWK60
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  This is so delicious and satisfying! I probably tripled the recipe after cutting up extra onions and carrots. Used half a bag of frozen green beans, and added in a can of organic peas. Used a box of Annie's shell macaroni. It was perfect! - 10/3/20
  
  
• SUSANYOUNGER
  
  
  Very Good
  
  Good soup. - 9/24/20
  
  
• KITTYHAWK1949
  
  
  
  
  really good and will add more veggies next time - 8/27/20
  
  
• ROSSYFLOSSY
  
  
  Very Good
  
  Delicious soup recipe. - 8/1/20
  
  
• HOLLYM48
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  This minestrone soup recipe is delicious! - 7/20/20
  
  
• TERMITEMOM
  
  
  
  
  So good and healthy! - 7/11/20
  
  
• NANASUEH
  
  
  
  
  yummy - 7/11/20
  
  
• GOFORGIN
  
  
  Good
  
  what - 7/5/20
  
  
• REDROBIN47
  
  
  
  
  I saved this to try and will work on lowering the sodium a bit. DH and I are both on low sodium meals. - 6/26/20
  
  
• SPANDY04
  
  
  
  
  looks delicious - 6/17/20
  
  
• NEPTUNE1939
  
  
  
  
  tasty - 6/8/20
  
  
• EEJAA70
  
  
  
  
  Very nice - 6/7/20
  
  
• IWANTTOLOVEME
  
  
  
  
  this sounds delicious especially as my country is going into winter now - 6/7/20
  
  
• JIACOLO
  
  
  
  
  I love making minestrone - 5/23/20
  
  
• HAWKEYE1943
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  It's very warm in FL now, but never to hot for a nice bowl of soup. I made this for lunch and my husband and I thought is was very good. I used the whole can of diced tomatoes, (in error), so I cut the water down to a cup. Excellent recipe, thanks for sharing! - 5/19/20
  
  
• MWHIGGINS
  
  
  
  
  I love this recipe... When my wife went through a meatless phase, I made this for her and she was in heaven - 5/14/20
  
  
• CSROBERTSON621
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Very good - similar to my standard recipe, but it was good to change it up a little. A really terrific way to get in our veggies and make sure we use up all the produce we buy and/or grow! - 5/13/20
  
  
• HOTPINKCAMARO49
  
  
  
  
  YUMMY! - 4/29/20
  
  
• NASFKAB
  
  
  
  
  Great - 4/10/20
  
  
• PATRICIAANN46
  
  
  
  
  This is so good................ - 4/4/20
  
  
• L_DROUIN
  
  
  
  
  Look at all the veggies it has in it! YUM! This looks great! I made Olive Garden;s Chili soup and it came out great! - 3/18/20
  
  
• TWOTONTESEE
  
  
  
  
  This is yummy! - 3/1/20
  
  
• DAVIDMINUSFIFTY
  
  
  
  
  gonna make next week - 1/25/20
  
  
• 4CONNIESHEALTH
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Great recipe! - 1/8/20
  
  
• DIGIT00
  
  
  
  
  sounds good - 1/5/20
  
  
• SNS1968
  
  
  
  
  Sounds good - 12/30/19
  
  
• WILDKAT781
  
  
  
  
  i want to try this - 12/18/19
  
  
• DEE107
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  love this - 12/12/19
  
  
• MOMMACAT57
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Made this soup last night and added a little Parmesan Reggianno Cheese rind - Delicious! Usually my son has a critique (or two) about my cooking - last night he had two bowls! - 11/20/19
  
  
• NESTIZMT
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  This is amazing! I've never made minestrone before and it turned out perfect and delicious! - 11/17/19
  
  
• BONNIE1552
  
  
  
  
  Nice. - 11/16/19
  
  
• CD6913562
  
  
  
  
  Perfect a nice bowl of homemade soup, yummy! - 11/15/19
  
  
• REGILIEH
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  DELISH!!! - 11/10/19
  
  
• LYNMEINDERS
  
  
  
  
  Love Ministrone Soup!!!! - 9/13/19
  
  
• GEORGE815
  
  
  
  
  Nice recipe - 8/6/19
  
  
• AZMOMXTWO
  
  
  
  
  thank you - 7/24/19
  
  
• ROBBIEY
  
  
  
  
  I have made s ome thing like this in the past - 7/20/19
  
  
• EVIE4NOW
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  I put mine in the slow cooker all day. Great meal. - 7/18/19
  
  
• MIZMELISSA
  
  
  
  
  Looks good! - 7/4/19
  
  
• CHERIRIDDELL
  
  
  
  
  nice - 6/11/19
  
  
• RYCGIRL
  
  
  
  
  very good - 4/22/19
  
  
• PLATINUM755
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Fantastic. I reduced the salt by using dried beans instead. Otherwise, the recipe was completed as provided. Tasted wonderful! Will definitely make again. - 1/25/19
  
  
• SPUNOUTMOM
  
  
  Good
  
  this is a good recipe, I have another that is even easier but higher in sodium. I will make it again. - 9/13/18
  
  
• ELRIDDICK
  
  
  Very Good
  
  Thanks for sharing - 9/2/18
  
  
• NANCYPAT1
  
  
  
  
  Healthy and hearty - 8/29/18
  
  
• BLUEJEAN99
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  so healthy, with most of the carbs coming from beans. Good recipe! - 8/23/18
  
  
• NANAW12001
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Delicious. - 8/4/18
  
  
• NANAFITZPATR1
  
  
  
  
  going to make this - 7/15/18
  
  
• JAMER123
  
  
  
  
  I do like a good minestrone soup. Will be trying this one. I use canned beans and veggies with no added salt which drops the sodium a lot. - 7/11/18
  
  
• 1SUZIQ11
  
  
  
  
  I need to make this. Looking for ways to bump up my carbs without adding lots of protein/fat. This looks like just the thing! - 5/31/18
  
  
• LAURABURCH1
  
  
  Very Good
  
  Love this soup - 5/8/18
  
  
• JUDY1676
  
  
  
  
  Love soups! - 5/7/18
  
  
• DJ4HEALTH
  
  
  
  
  very good - 4/26/18
  
  
• PATRICIA-CR
  
  
  
  
  Hearty and delicious soup! - 4/21/18
  
  
• JOEYSGIRL71
  
  
  
  
  Delicious!
  - 4/12/18
  
  
• JANTHEBLONDE
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  I love this minestrone soup recipe! Delicious - 4/1/18
  
  
• 1HAPPYSPIRIT
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  A versatile recipe and I added a few of my remaining veggies from the refrigerator! - 3/17/18
  
  
• RO2BENT
  
  
  
  
  excellent! i like to add lean chicken to the soup to get a power bowl! - 2/26/18
  
  
• MIYAMO
  
  
  
  
  Looks good. - 2/22/18
  
  
• COYOTESPIRIT2
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  This is the best minestrone soup recipe I have ever made. My family won’t eat any other kind. - 2/17/18
  
  
• MNABOY
  
  
  Good
  
  Filling and great for cold days nights - 1/6/18
  
  
• SWIMANDWALK
  
  
  
  
  This looks like a great recipe for this cold weather. - 12/30/17
  
  
• JWRFLINT
  
  
  Very Good
  
  this tasted great. I like a fair amount of spices. - 12/30/17
  
  
• LVMS61516
  
  
  
  
  Sounds yummy - 12/28/17
  
  
• NELLJONES
  
  
  
  
  I leave out the zucchini, it gets too soft when reheating later. I don't know why they warn against chicken broth, which gives the soup a richer flavor. - 12/23/17
  
  
• THINCPL2004
  
  
  Very Good
  
  A lot of ingredients but a good soup - 12/11/17
  
  
• 1CRAZYDOG
  
  
  
  
  great! - 12/3/17
  
  
• JANIEWWJD
  
  
  
  
  My favorite soup. - 12/2/17
  
  
• JUNETTA2002
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Great Soup - 12/1/17
  
  
• ZRIE014
  
  
  Very Good
  
  great - 11/20/17
  
  
• RAPUNZEL53
  
  
  
  
  Nice. - 11/7/17
  
  
• CD18140621
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Delicious and easy to make! Used comment below and did not drain tomatoes. - 11/7/17
  
  
• CD1987279
  
  
  
  
  Fantastic soup any time of year especially this time of year! - 11/5/17
  
  
• 1RETSGM
  
  
  
  
  very good - 10/31/17
  
  
• BLUEROSE73
  
  
  
  
  looks wonderful - 10/29/17