Easy Beef Minestrone Soup – I’ve prepared Minestrone soup so many different ways over the years. But a few days ago, I purchased two small pieces of beef shank and all I could think of was beef minestrone soup!
Why soup? Soup is easy to prepare and thanks to Wegmans® varied ready made produce packs, a real time saver when it comes to recipe prep.
How difficult is it brown a couple small pieces of beef, cut open bags of cleaned and cut veggies, open a few cans, pour some Kettle & Fire Beef Bone Broth and simmer all day?
Minestrone is one of those pantry and fridge clearing soups. It would be a heart warming soup if prepared with nothing more than vegetables.
But when you add a few pieces of meat it becomes a protein packed meal in a bowl.
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You can even focus on the Italian flavors.
Select fresh Italian herbs or make it even easier by reaching for your container of Italian Seasoning.
Perfect Pinch® is salt free and all natural.
I also select Italian style diced tomatoes with basil, oregano and garlic.
Did I mention the large slivers of elephant garlic added to the veggies? ?
Italian does not stop there. Sprinkle aged Parmesan on the soup or top your bowl of soup with a Sargento® Six Cheese Italian shredded cheese combo. Yum! This cheese combo includes:


Yes, I readily admit to shopping at Wegmans® for the best in fresh ready made packs of vegetables – of all kinds! There I also find different cuts of meat than in other supermarkets.
I mention Wegmans® throughout this and other recipes but this recipe is not a sponsored post. Just happens that the main soup ingredients were purchased at the Potomac market.
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