Zesty Minestrone

We love any Minestrone Soup and this recipe was no exception! A little bland but you can always add more spices and a little more of the Zesty Italian Dressing. Fresh Parmesan on top is a must!

Great! Second time I made it, I added 1 lb. of beef stew meat, 16 oz. of tomato sauce, and half a tsp. extra of italain seasoning to give it a twist. It was amazing. Thank you Kraft!!!

This turned out to be one of THE BEST soups I've ever made. However, I tweaked it quite a bit compared to the recipe (which I had made almost exactly the way the original recipe calls for it about 3 wks ago and was pretty good...this new way was better!)...if you'd like to know what I did, here it is: 3/4 cup Zesty Italian, 1/2 onion chopped, 1 stalk celery chopped, 1 carrot, 1 can diced tomatoes that had garlic/onion in it, only a 1/2 can of kidney beans, 32 oz. chicken broth, 2 cups water, 1 tsp. Italian seasoning, 1 1/4 cup small shells, and 2 tsp. minced garlic...also add 1/2 tsp. garlic salt and 1/2 tsp. fresh ground pepper, along with 2-3 Italian sausage links sliced up and added at the beginning, and it was FANTASTIC! Enjoy :)

I didn't use the slow cooker, just cooked everything on the stove top. I found it to be a little bland. I would also add a few more veggies next time- zucchini and spinach, and maybe some tomato sauce. I did like the zesty Italian in it, that makes everything taste better!

This was so easy and it so yummy !! I'm going to make this all winter long.

This soup was absolutely delicious! This was one of the best homemade soups I have ever eaten. My husband works at the Olive garden as a manager and he told me that my minestrone soup was better than the restaurants! This recipe is definitely a keeper.

The Zesty Italian Dressing gave it an awesome flavor!

Wonderful as is but I added a chicken breast to the slow cooker and then shredded it through out the soup. I also cook the pasta separately to keep it from overcooking. I add the pasta to the minestrone per serving.

I made this for my family last night and we loved it!!! I followed the recipe except for I used one can of chxn broth and one can of vegetarian vegetable broth(thats all I could find)This dish will definately be something we will have often!

I have been making this recipe ever since I first saw the recipe back in Feb. 2010. I make it often - it is our FAVORITE soup! I still normally use the ramen noodles (stir the ramen seasoning in & then add the noodles). We had it today. Wonderful!