Minestrone Soup

Her minestrone is what she makes when it’s cold out or when someone needs a little extra care.

By Lady Anna

@thatladyanna

January 16, 2026

Minestrone Soup

By Lady Anna

Ingredients

4

tbsp olive oil
1/2

Spanish onion, medium dice
6

oz carrots, medium dice
4

oz celery, medium dice
2

tbsp tomato paste
8

cups vegetable stock
12

oz potatoes (about 2 medium), medium dice
10

oz cabbage, chopped
6

oz cauliflower florets
6

oz green beans, cut into bite-size pieces
6

oz broccoli florets
15

oz kidney beans, drained and rinsed
Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

TOTAL TIME

1 hour

4-6 servings

It always starts with a phone call.
“Ma, I’m not feeling great,” I say. “I think I might be coming down with something.”
She doesn’t miss a beat.
“I have the perfect thing for you.”
By the time I get to the kitchen, the pot is already on the stove. Mama moves with that quiet confidence, chopping, stirring, tasting. doing what she’s done a thousand times before. The steam fills the room, and somehow you start to feel better before the soup is even ready.
Her minestrone is what she makes when it’s cold out or when someone needs a little extra care. Hearty, nourishing, and deeply comforting, it warms you from the inside out. Every spoonful feels like love, like being taken care of without a single word needing to be said.
Serve it hot, with a good piece of bread and a glass of Gratsi White. Some comforts are meant to be shared.

A wooden table with various vegetables and ingredients: cabbage, broccoli, celery, carrots, green beans, cauliflower, potatoes, an onion, red kidney beans, tomato paste, a bowl of salt, a meat cleaver, and a vegetable peeler.

STEP 1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, and celery; season with salt and pepper and sauté for 3–5 minutes, until softened.

Seven wooden bowls filled with chopped vegetables and ingredients: kidney beans, broccoli, tomato paste, celery and carrots, shredded cabbage, diced potatoes in water, and green beans, all arranged on a wooden surface.

A person holds a bowl of chopped onions, celery, and carrots over a skillet with oil, ready to sauté. Nearby are kitchen utensils, Gratsi boxes, and a wooden spoon in the pan.

STEP 2

Stir in tomato paste and cook until well incorporated. Add vegetable stock and bring to a boil.

STEP 3

Add potatoes and return to a boil. Stir in cabbage and cauliflower.

STEP 4

Add kidney beans and green beans; simmer for 20 minutes.

Two pots cook on a stove: one with a red tomato-based soup and a wooden spoon, the other with boiling water, onions, celery, carrots, and herbs. Ingredients and Gratsi wine boxes are on the counter in the background.

An older woman wearing glasses and an avocado-patterned apron smiles while stirring a large pot of colorful soup with vegetables in a kitchen. Dark cabinets and Gratsi boxed wine are visible in the background.

STEP 5

Add broccoli and cook for an additional 10 minutes, or until potatoes are fork-tender.

A pot of vegetable soup with broccoli florets, cauliflower, carrots, kidney beans, and cabbage in a tomato-based broth, being stirred with a wooden spoon.

An older woman in glasses and a polka-dot apron stirs a large pot of steaming vegetable soup on a stove in a home kitchen. Various kitchen utensils and appliances are visible in the background.

STEP 6

Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and serve hot.

A bowl of vegetable soup with broccoli, carrots, beans, cauliflower, and other vegetables sits on a wooden table next to a metal spoon.

Minestrone Soup

Minestrone Soup