Little Italy Minestrone Soup

Another Maggiano's restaurant recipe!

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 cup  diced onion
• 1  medium carrot, diced
• 1  stalk celery, diced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1  teaspoon flour
• 1  garlic clove, peeled and minced
• 4  cups  chicken stock
• 2  cups  marinara sauce
• 1  small baking potato, diced
• 2  plum tomatoes, diced
• 1  medium zucchini, diced
• 1  yellow squash, diced
• 1⁄2 cup canned chick-peas, drained
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2  romaine lettuce leaves, diced
• 1⁄4 ounce fresh basil leaf, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup  grated parmesan cheese, plus some
•  parmesan cheese, for garnish
• 1⁄2 cup tubetti pasta

Directions

1. In a large stock pot, melt butter over low heat. Add onion, carrot,.
2. celery and oregano. Cook, covered, until vegetables are soft but not.
3. browned, about 20 minutes.
4. Add flour and stir to form a paste. Add garlic, chicken stock, marinara.
5. sauce, potato and tomatoes. Raise heat and bring mixture to a boil.
6. Add zucchini, yellow squash, chick-peas, salt and pepper. Reduce heat.
7. to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
8. Stir in romaine, basil and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Remove from heat and.
9. let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours.
10. Reheat soup over medium-low heat. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to.
11. package directions.
12. Divide pasta among individual serving bowls and ladle hot soup over pasta.
13. Serve with Parmesan cheese.