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Carrabba's Minestrone Soup Recipe

Carrabba's Minestrone Soup Recipe

Josephen & Animash
Make this hearty Carrabba’s Minestrone Soup recipe at home with vegetables, beans, and Pecorino Romano. Easy, authentic, and perfect for meal prep.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 49 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 320 kcal

Equipment & Tools

  • Stove top
  • 8-quart stock pot
  • Measuring cups
  • Measuring spoons
  • Knife
  • Cutting Board
  • Wooden Spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon salted butter
  • 3 carrots chopped
  • 2 celery stalks chopped
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • ½ large white onion diced
  • cup green beans cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 oz prosciutto
  • 1 zucchini diced
  • ½ lb green cabbage chopped into 1-inch pieces
  • ½ tablespoon dried basil
  • ½ tablespoon dried parsley
  • 4 15 oz cans chicken stock
  • 1 Pecorino Romano rind
  • 1 plum tomato diced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 Russet potato peeled and diced
  • 8 oz Bush kidney beans, recommended drained
  • 8 oz garbanzo beans drained
  • 8 oz cannellini beans drained
  • 1 oz grated Pecorino Romano cheese, recommended
  • Salt to taste
  • Black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat olive oil and salted butter in an 8-quart stock pot over medium heat. Add chopped carrots, celery, and onion. Cook for about 5 minutes until the vegetables soften and release their aroma.
  • Add minced garlic and stir for 30 seconds until fragrant.
  • Add cabbage, green beans, zucchini, dried basil, and dried parsley. Stir well and cook for about 10–12 minutes until the vegetables start to soften.
  • Pour in the chicken stock. Add diced plum tomato, bay leaf, prosciutto, Pecorino Romano rind, and diced potato. Stir everything together.
  • Bring the soup to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for 30 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.
  • Stir in the kidney beans, garbanzo beans, and cannellini beans. Let the soup cook for another 5 minutes.
  • Remove the prosciutto and Pecorino rind if kept whole. Stir in grated Pecorino Romano cheese until melted.
  • Taste and adjust salt and black pepper as needed.
  • Ladle into bowls and serve hot.

Notes

Do not skip the Pecorino Romano rind. It adds deep, authentic Italian flavor.
Cut vegetables evenly for uniform cooking.
If the soup becomes too thick, add a little more stock or water.
Fresh herbs can replace dried herbs if available.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bowlCalories: 320kcal (16%)Carbohydrates: 42g (14%)Protein: 16g (32%)Fat: 10g (15%)Cholesterol: 18mg (6%)Sodium: 890mg (39%)Potassium: 720mg (21%)Sugar: 8g (9%)Calcium: 180mg (18%)Iron: 4mg (22%)
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