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    Olive Garden Minestrone Soup Recipe to Enjoy at Home!

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    I recently shared one of my favorite copycat recipes ever because I’m a huge Olive Garden fan. If you’re a fan of our Olive Garden Chicken Alfredo recipe, then I think you’ll love this Olive Garden Minestrone Soup recipe!

    This recipe pairs great with breadsticks (like I love to enjoy when we go out to eat) or even a slice of garlic bread. It’s also flexible in case you want to prep it in your slow cooker!

    Olive Garden Minestrone Soup Recipe - Make dinner easy with this copycat Olive Garden Recipe! Minestrone is an easy soup that pairs well with pasta but also goes great with bread as a meal all on it's own! You can make it in the Crockpot or even adjust it to be a Vegan recipe. That's how versatile and healthy it is!

    Olive Garden Minestrone Soup Recipe

    My grandmother used to make an amazing homemade vegetable soup and I think that’s why I’m such a big fan of soups like minestrone. I love all of the Olive Garden soups and want to try my hand at making all of them. But this Copycat Olive Garden minestrone soup also works great as part of my Weight Watchers journey so it was definitely the place to start!

    If you want more of a vegetable soup, you can leave out the pasta but I’d definitely recommend leaving in all the beans! The combination of beans is what makes this Olive Garden Minestrone Soup Recipe SO delicious!

    Check out this recipe and scroll down if you want a printable recipe for Olive Garden minestrone soup!

    Ingredients in pot to make copycat Olive Garden minestrone recipe

    Minestrone Soup (Olive Garden) Ingredients

    Even though this recipe has a few more ingredients that I like to use in my (simple) recipes, it’s completely worth it and is possibly the best minestrone soup recipe I’ve tried!

    • 4 cups vegetable stock
    • 2 cups water + more if needed
    • 2 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes
    • 1 (14.5 oz) can Italian green beans, drained
    • 1 (15 oz) can kidney beans, drained
    • 1 (15 oz) can white beans, drained
    • 1 cup celery, diced
    • 1 cup carrots, diced
    • 1 small onion, diced
    • 1 cup zucchini, diced
    • 2 cups packed spinach
    • 2 tsp. dried parsley
    • 2 tsp. dried basil
    • 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
    • 2 bay leaves
    • 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
    • Salt & pepper to taste
    • 1 1/2 cup mini shell pasta
    • Fresh shredded Romano or Parmesan cheese, shredded (optional)

    Bowl of copycat Olive Garden minestrone soup with bread

    How to Make Olive Garden Minestrone Soup Recipe

    1. Add the vegetable stock, water, tomatoes, celery, carrots, onion, zucchini, beans, diced tomatoes, parsley, basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves to a large dutch oven (you can also use your slow cooker if you wish*).
    2. Bring the soup to a boil and reduce heat to medium, cooking for about 20 minutes.
    3. Add the spinach and pasta and cook for an additional 20-25 minutes.
    4. Add more water as needed.
    5. Garnish with Romano or Parmesan cheese, if desired.

    *If you decide to make slow cooker minestrone, add all of the ingredients to your slow cooker except spinach and pasta and cook on low 4-5 hours. Add the pasta and spinach for the last 45 minutes.

    Finished bowl of the best minestrone soup recipe!

    Printable Olive Garden Minestrone Soup Recipe

    Finished bowl of the best minestrone soup recipe!
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    Olive Garden Minestrone Soup

    Ingredients

    • 4 cups vegetable stock
    • 2 cups water + more if needed
    • 2 cans diced tomatoes (14.5 oz)
    • 1 can Italian green beans, drained (14.5 oz)
    • 1 can kidney beans, drained (15 oz)
    • 1 can white beans, drained (15 oz)
    • 1 cup celery (diced)
    • 1 cup carrots (diced)
    • 1 small onion (diced)
    • 1 cup zucchini (diced)
    • 2 cups packed spinach
    • 2 tsp. dried parsley
    • 2 tsp. dried basil
    • 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
    • 2 bay leaves
    • 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
    • Salt & pepper to taste
    • 1 1/2 cup mini shell pasta
    • Fresh shredded Romano or Parmesan cheese (shredded (optional))

    Instructions

    • Add the vegetable stock, water, tomatoes, celery, carrots, onion, zucchini, beans, diced tomatoes, parsley, basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves to a large dutch oven (you can also use your slow cooker if you wish*).
    • Bring the soup to a boil and reduce heat to medium, cooking for about 20 minutes.
    • Add the spinach and pasta and cook for an additional 20-25 minutes.
    • Add more water as needed.
    • Garnish with Romano or Parmesan cheese, if desired.

    Notes

    *If you decide to make slow cooker minestrone, add all of the ingredients to your slow cooker except spinach and pasta and cook on low 4-5 hours. Add the pasta and spinach for the last 45 minutes.

    Bowl of slow cooker minestrone soup

    The next time you’re craving food from the Olive Garden but can’t go out to eat or don’t feel like going out, this Olive Garden minestrone soup recipe copycat is a great solution!

    Serve it before your favorite pasta or serve it up with some warm bread for a meal all on its own! It’s delicious with our easy Caprese salad recipe too!

    For more great soup ideas, try some of our other favorite recipes:

    • Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken & Rice Soup
    • Slow Cooker Tomato Soup
    • Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Copycat

    Olive Garden Minestrone Soup Recipe - Make dinner easy with this copycat Olive Garden Recipe! Minestrone is an easy soup that pairs well with pasta but also goes great with bread as a meal all on it's own! You can make it in the Crockpot or even adjust it to be a Vegan recipe. That's how versatile and healthy it is!

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    About Mariah

    Mariah is the mom of 2 and a former educator (preschool - 4th grade & special education) with a degree in human development. As a busy mom living in with a multi-generational family under one roof (with 4 dogs!), life is sometimes chaotic! She aims to share easy ideas that we can all use in our lives! Read more about Mariah!

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