Minestrone Soup Breakdown


Updated 05/18/09 8:47 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 13 comments

Minestrone Soup Breakdown

Chillier weather always makes me crave a warm bowl of savory soup. I don't always have time to make a big pot, so canned soups can come in handy. Minestrone is one of my favorites, and I wanted to see how all the different brands of canned soup compare. If you're curious too then read more Read more

Soup's On: Minestrone Soup


Updated 11/15/10 12:37 PM · Posted by partysugar · 13 comments

Soup's On: Minestrone Soup

Minestrone is one of my favorite soups to make. It takes a lot of time to produce a good pot of this classic, Italian soup, so set aside the entire afternoon and make sure you soak the beans the night before. The final result is a hearty, rustic, restaurant-quality dish. A bowl is a meal in itself, all you need is some crusty bread for dipping. Serve with a robust Pinot Noir for a wonderful, Read more

Minestrone Soup Two Ways — Beginner and Expert


Updated 12/06/07 8:00 PM · Posted by partysugar · 12 comments

Minestrone Soup Two Ways — Beginner and Expert

When I was a little girl, my parents would often take us on a ride out to Bodega Bay. The highlight of these trips was always a stop at a little Italian dive restaurant where we would get minestrone soup. After a day at the beach nothing tasted better than the warm, hearty soup. To re-create these memories, I now enjoy making minestrone in my own kitchen. It's a classic soup that is simple to Read more

Fast & Easy Dinner: Meal-in-a-Bowl Minestrone


Updated 02/08/12 10:49 AM · Posted by partysugar · 1 comment

Easy and Fast Minestrone Soup Recipe

The weather in San Francisco has been abnormally cold this week and all I can think about is a piping hot bowl of comforting soup. There's no better way to start the weekend — or warm the soul — than with a familiar soup chock-full of vegetables and pasta. This minestrone recipe combines broccoli rabe with green beans, cannellini beans, and zucchini. It's a really versatile technique, Read more

A Reader Recipe: Quinoa Minestrone Soup


Updated 04/17/11 10:37 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Quinoa Minestrone Soup Recipe

Warm up your weekend with this vegetarian quinoa minestrone that FitSugar reader Dara8182 posted in the Healthy Recipe Group. In Italian, minestrone literally means "big soup." There is no set recipe for minestrone; it usually consists of a combination of seasonal veggies, beans, pasta, rice, and tomatoes. It is a thick comforting soup that you can throw together quickly and with a variety of Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time: Dole Salad Recalled Due to Salmonella


Updated 04/16/12 12:52 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Dole Salad Salmonella Recall

Bags of Dole salad mix recalled due to potential salmonella risk — Blisstree Rev up your metabolism and drop pounds with these foods — Prevention Which is better: many reps with light weights or fewer reps with heavy weights? — Shape Use those fresh Spring veggies to make this minestrone soup — Vegetarian Times Weight-loss tips from a true party girl — Fitness What's better than Read more

Making Soup Sing: Chicken Minestrone With Crispy Chickpeas


Updated 10/11/11 6:24 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Chicken Minestrone Soup With Crispy Chickpeas

To put a classic soup truly over the top, Food Orleans adds a fun twist: crispy chickpeas. Soup weather, a.k.a. my favorite season, has arrived! Once the high dips below 90 for several days in a row, I consider it official. There are so many delectable soups to rustle up and dig into, though, and it's really hard for me, as a devoted soupster, to choose which to make first. This year, I Read more