Carrabba’s Minestrone Soup

If you love dining at Carrabba’s Italian Grill you’ll love this copycat Minestrone Soup recipe. This hearty Italian minestrone soup has seven different vegetables and three beans. This soup recipe is done in just over an hours time and taste just like the soup you order at Carrabba’s.

My husband and I have been eating at Carrabbas Italian Grill for well over a decade now. We love their food, as do our children. My absolute favorite soup is Carrabba’s Minestrone Soup. I order it every time we go as a starter or sometimes even as a main meal. The soup is hearty with a variety of vegetables, filling with three types of beans, and full of so much flavor thanks to the prosciutto.

I’m warning you now, this copycat recipe makes a massive amount of soup. Unless you are feeding an army you will need to freeze some of the soup to enjoy at a later date. I’ve been making this minestrone soup for over a decade now, and still have yet to figure out how to scale down this recipe. However, my minestrone soup with noodles and my fall minestrone soups make much less.

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• Carrabba’s Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• Salted butter & Olive Oil – Both are used to soften and caramelize the celery, onions, and carrots as they begin to cook.
• Vegetables – Carrabba’s puts the following vegetables in their soup: celery, carrots, onion, garlic, green beans, cabbage, and zucchini.
• Prosciutto – This is key to having a developed and deep flavor in the minestrone soup.
• Seasonings – I like to use a blend of dried parsley, basil, salt, and black pepper.
• Chicken Stock –
• Bay Leaf – A bay leaf will help keep the soup light and balanced.
• Pecorrino Romano – For this recipe you will use the rind of the cheese as well as grated on top once the soup is done and served.
• Russet Potatoes – The russet potato holds its shape the best. Take the time to peel the potato just as Carrabba’s does.
• Beans – Carrabba’s uses three different types of beans in their soups. They use garbanzo beans, kidney beans, and cannelini beans in the soup.

Directions

Melt the salted butter and olive oil in a 10 quart stock pot on medium heat. Sauté celery, carrots, onion, prosciutto, and garlic and cook until soft about 5 minutes.

Add the chopped green beans, cabbage, zucchini, parsley and basil and cook for about 10 minutes or until soft.

Add chicken stock, bay leaf, tomatoes, Pecorino Romano rind and potatoes. Bring the soup to boil and then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 30 minutes or until potatoes are soft.

Add canned garbanzo, kidney, and cannelini beans and simmer for 5 additional minutes.

Remove the Pecorino Romano rind and prosciutto (if you kept it whole). Stir in the grated Pecorino Romano cheese, stirring constantly until melted in.

Ladle evenly among bowls.

FAQs

Tips & Tricks

Here are a few of my favorite tips and tricks I’ve found helpful when making this Carrabba’s minestrone soup recipe.

• Mise en Place – This soup has A LOT of vegetables and ingredients in general. It is important you prep as much vegetables as possible.
• Prosciutto – Do not skip adding the Prosciutto to the broth. It lends so much flavor and is exactly why this soup is so flavorful.
• Freeze – You can freeze the leftover cooled soup in freezer safe containers for up to 3 months.
• Thaw – Remove the soup from the freezer. Place in the refrigerator to thaw for up to one day. Then reheat on the stove top on medium heat until piping hot. OR place the frozen soup (out of the container) in a sauce pot and cook on high heat until hot and bubbly.
• Vegetarian – Make this soup vegetarian by omitting the prosciutto and using vegetable broth instead.

Carrabba’s Copycat Recipes

It’s no surprise that we love Carrabba’s Italian Grill. I’ve created quite a few Carrabba’s Copycat recipes. Here are a few other Carrabba’s Copycat Recipes that I’ve made over the years. Nothing better then “home” takeout without spending the restaurant price tag!

• Carrabba’s Sausage Lentil Soup
• Pasta Rambo
• Instant Pot Sausage & Rigatoni with Goat Cheese
• Penne with Fenel Sausage Pomodoro
• Slow Cooker Sicilian Chicken Soup
• Cavatapi Amatriciana

If you make this copycat minestrone soup recipe, I would be honored and love for you to take the time to leave a star rating and comment! I spend hours developing and testing these recipes, and always love to hear feedback and user experience!

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