Chicken Minestrone Soup
May 09, 2025 01:27 PM
Best Minestrone Soup with Meat – This traditional minestrone soup is hearty but not heavy, and brimming with fresh veggies, beans, pasta, and your choice of meat. It’s easy to customize to make a rustic, comforting, and delicious minestrone recipe the whole family loves!
Ideal for summer lunches and dinner – or to enjoy on any cooler evening – we love a lighter vegetable soup that eats like an entire meal! With plenty of chunky veggies and beans in a thin tomato broth, classic minestrone soup is a perfect, cozy dish that leaves you full but without feeling weighed down.
This traditional Italian soup features simple ingredients like fresh squash and frozen green beans, cannellini beans, tender pasta, and lean chicken breasts. This goodness simmers in a zesty and savory broth made with fire-roasted tomatoes, so every spoonful is bright and flavorful!
Best of all, minestrone soup with chicken is ready to serve in under an hour – and it’s even easy to make ahead for meal prepping.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion peeled and chopped
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 8 ounces button mushrooms sliced
- 2 carrots sliced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 6 cups water
- 2 cans fire roasted diced tomatoes (15-ounce cans)
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 2 tablespoons dried Italian seasoning
- 1 small zucchini quartered and sliced
- 1 small summer squash quartered and sliced
- 15 ounces kidney beans drained (1 can)
- 15 ounces cannellini beans drained (1 can)
- 8 ounce dried macaroni noodles could be gluten-free
- 1 cup frozen cut green beans
- 1/2 cup chopped roasted red peppers
- Salt and pepper
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Total Time:
45 minutes
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