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Minestrone Soup — Cost per Serve & Where to Buy | CartSorted

@themediterraneandish/Minestrone Soup

Minestrone Soup

Recipe from Mediterranean Food & Diet | Easy Recipes | Suzy Karadsheh · original post · full recipe on themediterraneandish.com

Hearty Italian vegetable soup with ditalini, kidney beans, zucchini and green beans in a fragrant tomato broth scented with rosemary, herbs and Parmesan.

Serves 6 50 minKid-friendly

VegetarianLegumesSoupItalian

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Ingredients

ditalini pasta115 g
extra virgin olive oil60 ml
small yellow onion — chopped1 ea
carrots — chopped130 g
celery stalks — diced2 ea
garlic cloves — minced4 ea
zucchini — diced200 g
green beans — trimmed and cut into 2.5 cm pieces110 g
sweet paprika — 1 tsp2.5 g
dried rosemary — ½ tsp0.5 g
canned crushed tomatoes425 g

Cooking for a different diet?

Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.

Vegan
- Leave out the parmesan cheese
Finish each bowl with a drizzle of olive oil instead of the parmesan.
Gluten-free
- 115 g Gluten-free pasta instead of ditalini pasta
Cook the gluten-free pasta separately until just tender and add it to bowls, as it softens quickly if left simmering in the soup.
Dairy-free
- Leave out the parmesan cheese
Finish each bowl with a drizzle of olive oil instead of the parmesan.

Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.

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What it costs, and where to buy it

Shops to compare

List price at each shop

Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
ColesBest choice
· $35.14 of food
$56.02
37% spare
No price at Coles for:
- bay leaf
Woolworths
· $41.50 of food · $6.36 more
$62.99
34% spare
No price at Woolworths for:
- bay leaf
Aldi
· $28.92 of food
$52.21
45% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- sweet paprika
- canned crushed tomatoes
- bay leaf

$6.01a serve

from $6.01 a serve at Coles · 17 of 18 ingredients priced

About $36.03 of ingredients used for 6 serves.

$50.87 across 3 shops · 17 of 18 items priced · $5.52 more for bigger packs, 48% spare for later

ColesBest choice

$35.14

missing 1 item

you'll pay $56.02 · 37% of it spare

Woolworths

$41.50

missing 1 item · $6.36 more

you'll pay $62.99 · 34% of it spare

Aldi

$28.92

missing 3 items

you'll pay $52.21 · 45% of it spare

Buy at Aldi$37.95

ditalini pasta

$0.178/100g

need 115 gCucina Pasta Spirals 500 g$0.89

Aldi$0.178/100g$0.89·Coles$0.180/100g$0.90·Woolworths$0.200/100g$1.00

extra virgin olive oil

$0.88/100ml

need 60 mlThe Olive Tree Olive Oil 1 L$8.79closest match

Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00·Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00

carrots

$2.09/kg

need 130 gNo Brand Carrots 1 kg$2.09

Aldi$2.09/kg$2.09·Woolworths~$2.40/kg$0.36·Coles$2.60/kg$0.44

celery stalks

$3.49/ea

need 2 items2 × Celery Bunch 1 each 1 item$3.49

Aldi$3.49/ea$3.49·Coles$4.00/ea$4.00·Woolworths$4.50/ea$4.50

garlic cloves

$1.00/ea

need 4 items2 × Aldi Garlic 3 Pack$2.99closest match

Aldi$1.00/ea$2.99·Coles$1.33/ea$4.00·Woolworths$1.40/ea$4.20

green beans

$2.79/kg

need 110 gMarket Fare Australian Green Beans 1 kg$2.79closest match

Aldi$2.79/kg$2.79·Woolworths$4.39/kg$1.80·Coles$4.39/kg$1.80

vegetable broth

$0.18/100ml

need 1.44 L2 × Chefs' Cupboard Vegetable Liquid Stock 1 L$1.79closest match

Aldi$0.18/100ml$1.79·Coles$0.40/100ml$2.00·Woolworths$0.39/100ml$3.90

fresh thyme

$1.08/10g

need 3 sprigStonemill Thyme Leaves 25g$2.69closest match

Aldi$1.08/10g$2.69·Woolworths$1.20/10g$1.80·Coles$1.11/10g$2.00

canned kidney beans

$2.12/kg

need 425 gNew Season Red Kidney Beans 420 g$0.89closest match

Aldi$2.12/kg$0.89·Woolworths$2.26/kg$0.95·Coles$2.26/kg$0.95

fresh parsley

$2.99/ea

need 20 gContinental Parsley Bunch 1 each$2.99closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by the item)

Aldi$2.99/ea$2.99·Woolworths$1.90/10g$1.90·Coles$2.20/10g$3.30

parmesan cheese

$18.90/kg

need 30 gRemano Long-life Grated Parmesan Cheese 100 g$1.89closest match

Aldi$18.90/kg$1.89·Woolworths$20.00/kg$2.00·Coles$20.00/kg$2.00

Buy at Coles$9.44

small yellow onion

$4.20/kg

need 1 itemColes Loose Brown Onions approx. 200g 1 item$0.84

Coles$4.20/kg$0.84·Aldi$3.49·Woolworths$2.75/kg$5.50

sweet paprika

$0.32/10g

need 2.5 gHoyt's Paprika Sweet 100 g$3.20

Coles$0.32/10g$3.20·Woolworths$0.32/10g$3.20·AldiN/A

canned crushed tomatoes

$3.41/kg

need 425 gArdmona Crushed Tomatoes 410 g$1.40real special

Coles$3.41/kg$1.40·Woolworths$4.32/kg$3.50·AldiN/A

fresh basil leaves

$1.43/10g

need 15 g2 × Coles Basil Leaves 14 g$2.00

Coles$1.43/10g$2.00·Aldi$2.99/ea$2.99·Woolworths$2.00/10g$2.00

Buy at Woolworths$3.48

zucchini

~$7.90/kg

need 200 gFresh Zucchini Green each 200 g$1.58

Woolworths~$7.90/kg$1.58·Coles$8.90/kg$1.78·Aldi$9.98/kg$4.99

dried rosemary

$0.63/10g

need 0.5 gSpencers Rosemary 30 g$1.90closest match

Woolworths$0.63/10g$1.90·Coles$0.80/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.93/10g$2.79

Not priced

bay leaf · 1 item

vegetable broth

1440 ml

bay leaf1 ea

fresh thyme3 sprig

canned kidney beans — drained and rinsed425 g

fresh parsley — chopped20 g

fresh basil leaves15 g

parmesan cheese — grated, to serve30 g

Method

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta to al dente according to the package directions, then drain.
Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onion, carrots and celery, raise the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring regularly, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook another minute.
Add the zucchini, green beans, paprika, rosemary and a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Toss to combine.
Add the crushed tomatoes, broth, thyme, bay leaf and a Parmesan rind if you have one (about 2.5 cm). Bring to a boil, then reduce to a gentle simmer, partially cover and simmer for about 20 minutes.
Uncover, add the kidney beans and cook another 5 minutes, then stir in the parsley and basil. Just before serving, stir in the cooked pasta and simmer just until warmed through; do not overcook.
Remove the rind and bay leaf, taste and adjust the seasoning. Serve hot with grated Parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil.