MealBudgetVegetable Minestrone
A brothy tomato-vegetable soup with white beans and small pasta.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 45 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $7.91
Ingredients
- 15 oz canned cannellini beans
- 28 oz canned diced tomatoes
- 6 cup vegetable broth
- 6 oz elbow macaroni
- 1/2 lb carrots
- 1/2 bunch celery
- 1 yellow onions
- 1 zucchini
- 4 clove garlic
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp italian seasoning blend
- 2 tsp salt
Method
Cook the diced onion, carrot, and celery in the olive oil over medium heat for 8 minutes until softened.
Add the minced garlic and Italian seasoning and cook 1 minute.
Pour in the diced tomatoes and broth, add the salt, and bring to a simmer.
Add the drained white beans and the diced zucchini and simmer 12 minutes.
Stir in the dry macaroni and cook 9 minutes more, until the pasta is tender.
Taste for salt and finish each bowl with a drizzle of olive oil.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £24.23 | £6.06 | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Australia | $49.65 | $12.41 | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Egypt | ١٬٢٧٨٫٣٧ ج.م. | ٣١٩٫٥٩ ج.م. | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Spain | 14,26 € | 3,57 € | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Mexico | $844.89 | $211.22 | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| United States | $31.65 | $7.91 | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $64.57 | $16.14 | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Greece | 16,70 € | 4,18 € | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Canada | $60.19 | $15.05 | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Germany | 31,05 € | 7,76 € | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Austria | € 19,56 | € 4,89 | 10 of 12 ingredients |
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