Ingredients

• 1/2 cup rotini pasta
• 5 oz.(140g.) red cabbage, chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 carrot sliced
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh basil leaves, chopped
• 1 can (14.5 oz. or 400g.) whole peeled tomatoes, cut in pieces
• 1 potato, peeled and diced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 can (15.5 oz. or 440g.) garbanzo beans
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, grated

How to make Italian Minestrone Soup directions

• 1

  Sauté garlic, potato, onion, and carrot in butter in a large pot for 10 minutes. Add cabbage and continue to sauté for another 5 to 7 minutes.

• 2

  Add basil and tomatoes (along with the tomato juice), and stir the soup. To season, add both salt and pepper.

• 3

  Stir in garbanzo beans and chicken broth. Increase the heat until the soup begins to boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook until the vegetables become soft.

• 4

  Boil salted water in a large pot. Place the pasta in salted water in a separate pot for 8 to 10 minutes (or until it is al dente). Drain the pasta, and then stir it into the soup. Sprinkle parmesan cheese across the top of the soup.