Minestrone Soup with Pasta, Beans and Vegetables

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I added all the ingredients as listed in the recipe but I did add some extra garlic salt and oregano for seasoning and then I did think it needed more broth so I added about 4 cups extra toward the end. I cooked my noodles separately and opted to add them individually to my bowls. I thought the soup was great! I can see why someone might think it is tart although I generally think that is fairly common for minestrone. I think extra garlic and broth helped. It was very good and easy and I would definitely make it again. I think it makes a nice, light meal!

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Wow, i had really high hopes for this recipe. This morning when i started it, it tasted really good. But tonight when we sat down to eat, it tasted really sour. I dont know where I went wrong? It smelled so good. I dont think its the recipe...I assume I added too much of something? It seemed like it was fine until I added the spinach. I used fresh baby spinach. Without me saying it, the kids and my husband all said, "it tastes sour". I am bummed. Everyone else gave it such high ratings...I followed the recipe exactly...it didnt taste sour to anyone else?

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Followed a previous comment and added oregano and basil (fresh, and green beans.

But this recipe as it is is fantastic!

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After seeing all the reviews about the pasta, I realized I should share an old Italian family trick. When making a pasta for soups, you undercook it by about a minute, then strain and rinse it, and afterwards put it into a big bowl of ice water (mainly a bowl of ice with water to cover. Once it has completely cooled and is very cold, you can add it to the soup, after it comes down from a boil. Removing the extra starches and chilling it to stop the cooking will make all the difference in the world!

Other than that, this soup tastes almost just like my grandmother's, except I used oregano and basil only instead of the sage and thyme, and I added green beans and garbanzo beans as well.

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So good! One of my favorites, and now my sister makes it too and my 1 year old niece loves it as well.

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very tasty, and i didn't change a thing, great recipe and so easy, very delish... thanks Robin.

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Instead of using ditalini I threw in a few handfuls of elbow macaroni, thats what I had on hand. Turned out great! Next time I'll just add the macaroni a lil bit later.

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Fantastic. I added a cup of boiling water extra, and used rosemary instead of sage and thyme with shaved Gruyere as a topping.

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I loved this. So yummy. I did make a few changes. Used Garbonzo beans instead of Navy; used oregano and basil as seasonings; and Orecchiette pasta. Recommend this highly.

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Came out great, cooked it on the stove top about 45 min. Added turkey sausage and red hot pepper flakes for some heat.