Minestrone

Minestrone (Italian: minestra (soup) + -one (augmentative suffix) hence "the big soup", the one with many ingedients) is the name for a variety of thick Italian soups made with vegetables, often with the addition of pasta or rice. Common ingredients include beans, onions, celery, carrots, stock, and tomatoes. There is no set recipe for minestrone, since it is usually made out of whatever vegetables are in season. It can be vegetarian, contain mea... more

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