We developed this minestrone soup in a jar, inspired by recipes on TikTok for soup in a jar. A great make ahead meal that you can make year round.
Ingredients
- vegetable stock base: 1 Tbsp
- tomato paste: 1 Tbsp
- garlic: 2 clove (minced)
- italian seasoning: 1 tsp
- kidney beans: 1 can (15 ounce can, drained and rinsed)
- 1/2 cups cooked ditalini or tiny shell pasta: 1 piece
- frozen cut green beans: 1 cup
- chopped sweet onion: 0.33333 cup (finely chopped)
- carrot: 0.5 cup (thinly sliced)
- celery: 0.5 cup (thinly sliced)
- Parmesan cheese: (for garnish, grated)
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Stages of cooking
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Stir together vegetable stock base, tomato paste, minced garlic, and Italian seasoning in a small bowl. Divide mixture evenly among 3 microwave-safe pint-size canning jars with lids.
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Layer evenly with kidney beans, ditalini pasta, green beans, onion, carrot, and celery. Chill, covered, up to 5 days. To serve, see “Heat and Eat,” below. Garnish with grated Parmesan. Heat and Eat: Let jar stand at room temperature 10 minutes or run under warm water 1 minute. Add water (about 1 cup) to ingredients in jar until nearly full. Microwave (without lid) 3 minutes. Carefully screw on lid (jar will be very hot); let stand 5 minutes. Invert jar to combine ingredients. Eat out of jar or transfer to a bowl to serve. Allrecipes Magazine
