Hope you and your family survived the holidays. Ours started out rough with all three kids contracting mono, but oddly enough it was actually a blessing in disguise. Christmas day was filled with coughing, fevers, and sniffles, but my kids were troopers. We as a family during the Christmas break did a lot of resting so we could kick sickness to the curb. We stayed away from sweets and even made Santa a healthy cookie to have with his milk.
A Healthier Minestrone Soup
One of the things I came away with was how having a low key holiday was actually good for our family. Our kids were happier, I spent a lot of quality time with my children and my husband, and it was a blast doing mommy dates, crafting, and we even took the kids bowling when they started to feel better. Right before Christmas I had a bunch of produce sitting in my fridge so I whipped up this 21 Day Fix inspired minestrone soup. I made my version of minestrone soup 21 Day Fix approved, gluten free and packed with flavor.
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21 Day Fix - Minestrone Soup
Ingredients
- 4 - 6 garlic cloves minced
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 medium zucchinis spiralized into noodled or sliced
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 32 oz vegetable broth
- 1 14 oz can of organic diced tomatoes
- 1 15 oz can of kidney beans
- 1 tsp of oregano
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 tsp sage
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1 tsp marjoram
- 2 bay leafs
- salt to taste
- 1 tbs of olive oil
Instructions
- In a stock pot saute your garlic and onion.
- Next throw in your chopped celery and shredded carrots and cook five more minutes.
- Once veggies start to soften pour in the vegetable broth, diced tomatoes, and kidney beans along with all the spices and salt.
- Simmer on low until all the veggies are soft.
- I throw in my zucchini noodles about 5 minutes so they do not become too soft.
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What is your family’s favorite soup? Comment Below!
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Sorry to hear your kids were sick over the holidays! We love minestrone soup but, our favorite is a Chicken Tortilla Soup that I make. Pinned for later. Happy New Year!
Hi Theresa,
Mmmmm your Chicken Tortilla soup sounds yummy. Thanks for the pin and Happy New Year to you!
I love soup and I havent made a batch in a long time! I bet this would be good in the crock pot, if I just added the noodles in when I got home from work!:)
Yep it totally would work in a crock pot on low. Thanks for stopping by!