Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, creamy minestrone soup. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Creamy Minestrone Soup is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Creamy Minestrone Soup is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have creamy minestrone soup using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Minestrone Soup:

1. Make ready 1 Tbsp olive oil
2. Make ready 1/2 cup chopped onion
3. Make ready 1 clove minced garlic
4. Take 2 1/2 cups beef broth
5. Get 1-14 ounce can tomato sauce
6. Prepare 1-14 ounce can kidney beans
7. Prepare 1 cup water
8. Prepare 2 diced carrots
9. Take 1 stalk diced celery
10. Make ready 2 small chopped potatoes
11. Take 1 chopped zucchini
12. Make ready 1/2 tsp basil
13. Get 1/2 cup small shell shaped pasta
14. Prepare 2 Tbsp flour
15. Prepare 2 cups milk
16. Prepare to taste Salt and pepper
17. Make ready Grated parmesan cheese (optional)
18. Prepare 4 slices bacon cooked and crumbled (optional)

Steps to make Creamy Minestrone Soup:

1. Saute onion and garlic in olive oil.
2. Stir in beef broth, tomato sauce, kidney beans, water, carrots, celery, potatoes and basil. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
3. Add pasta and zucchini. Cover and simmer 10 minutes longer or until pasta is tender.
4. Stir a small amount of milk into flour to make a paste; gradually stir in remaining milk. Add to soup mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens a bit. Add salt and pepper to taste.
5. Sprinkle bacon bits and parmesan cheese over each serving if desired.
6. Enjoy!

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