🍅 Minestrone Soup · by Cathy Fisher

✅ Salt-, oil-, and sugar-free as written (verified) · 🌐 External recipe · 🎥 Cook-along (exact recipe) · 🆓 Free to view, no account needed · 📅 Checked November 12, 2026

👩‍🍳 Creator and host: Cathy Fisher, on StraightUpFood.com
🍲 Soup · 👥 serves 6–8 (about 12 cups) · ⏱️ about 1¼ hours · 🍳 one pot · 📦 great for leftovers

🌿 Our description: A big pot of vegetables, kidney beans, and small whole-grain pasta in a tomato-and-herb broth made with water, not stock. Classic, filling, and kind to the budget. 🥕

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✅ Already free of added salt, oil, and sugar as written. A few Kitchen Monk checks:

Ingredient	Kitchen Monk check	Status
Canned diced tomatoes and kidney beans	Choose no-salt-added (rinse the beans)	Label check
Whole-grain pasta	Check the label for added salt	Label check

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