Winter Minestrone

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awesome recipe. next time i wil save money by replacing the pancetta ($14/oz with a good quality bacon maybe. i followed it to a T except i could only get rainbow chard. now we know we like chard :

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I made this for dinner last night and (almost everyone loved it. My 3 year old and my 2 year old gobbled it up. My husband said the flavor was great but it was too 'chunky.' he doesn't like mushy things so next time, I'll run the chard and the tomatoes through the food processor to make them smaller. I did add 2 cans of beans and used no salt added tomatoes and stock and it was plenty salty enough from the beans. this was rich and super filling. i can't wait to have the leftovers for lunch today!

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Followed the recipe exactly. The best minestrone I've ever had.

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Wonderful! I'm feeling like an authentic Italian today! As some have said, it did come out pretty hearty, but I prefer a hearty soup. Some changes I made:
-extra stalk of celery, 2-3 extra carrots (mine were pretty thin, the tomatoes were basil/garlic flavor (all that I had on hand, Spinach in place of the swiss chard, and Italian Chicken sausage instead of the pancetta. I loved this so much! And, while I cannot comment on how it would have tasted with the pancetta, I loved the the Italian Chicken Sausage in it. mmmm!

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The flavors in this soup were wonderful. Although, I'm not sure what I did wrong, but it was more like a stew than soup, barely any broth at all. When I added the can of diced tomatoes and it said boil, I didn't have enough liquid to boil, so I added another can. Still not enough broth, so next time I may add another can of broth. Probably user error though. I didn't have a parmesan rind, and the flavor was still good. Also added a bit of thyme. I will be making this again. Hopefully I figure out what I did wrong. It's not the recipe, as it was still wonderful!

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This is a hearty flavorful soup that I have made about four times since Christmas. It freezes well and even tastes better the next day if I am making ahead for the weeks meals. I generally leave out the potato to omit some starch which can easily be replaced by zuchini or another favorite veggie!

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Yummy, especially for a chilly day. Added zucchini, tomato paste, thyme, bay leaf and used kale (1/2 lb in place of swiss chard. I also made tiny meatballs because my husband is a Carnivore : lol Served with kale chips as well and homemade Italian bread. Delicious!

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I have made this soup about 5 or 6 times and each time its delicious! However, Whole Foods ran out of Pancetta so I substituted it with organic turkey bacon. I fried up the bacon, chopped it up and added it with the onions, carrots, celery and garlic. I actually liked it better than using pancetta... it gave the soup a lot more flavor!

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Terrific recipe! I used it when a friend of mine broke her wrist and needed easy-to-heat-up food. Because she is a vegetarian, I used veggie stock as opposed to the beef broth and omitted the pancetta and it was still wonderful. Also added spoonful of a pesto sauce to the top (softened butter, parsley, basil, marjoram, olive oil and chopped walnuts and some grated parmesan. Tremendous!

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Delicious! Another great Giada recipe. I like to saute the pancetta and get it brown before adding any other vegetables - otherwise the fat doesn't render and stays on the bits of pancetta. That way you also don't have to add any oil, as well. I had to leave out the parmesan since I can't eat dairy at the moment, but it was delicious without it. I can imagine it would be even better with the parm!