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Rustic Minestrone with Italian Sausage Meatballs | Studio Kitchen
This hearty minestrone-style soup is a full meal in a bowl—loaded with fresh borlotti beans, chunky seasonal veg, and tender Italian sausage meatballs. It’s rustic, generous, and packed with flavour, just the way soup should be.
Perfect for cooler nights or feeding a crowd, this comforting classic gets a little extra love with homemade chicken stock, smoky bacon, a parmesan rind (trust us, don’t skip it), and a handful of pasta stirred in at the end.
🌿 Get the full recipe and step-by-step photos here:
🧄 Quick Recipe Snapshot:
Ingredients:
– Olive oil, smoky bacon (Kaiserfleisch), onion, carrot, celery
– Garlic, ripe tomatoes, broccoli, zucchini, flat beans
– Fresh Italian sausages (rolled into meatballs)
– Chicken stock, fresh borlotti beans, ditali pasta
– Parmesan rind, parsley stalks, salt & pepper
To serve:
– Grated parmesan, basil & parsley leaves, crusty bread
Steps:
Brown sausage meatballs in olive oil, set aside.
Sauté bacon, then add diced veg and soften gently.
Stir in borlotti beans, garlic, and herbs.
Add tomatoes, parmesan rind, and stock. Simmer.
Add greens and cook until beans are tender (about 70 mins).
Stir in pasta and return meatballs to heat through.
Serve hot with fresh herbs, parmesan, and bread for dunking.
🎥 This video is a 5-minute visual step-by-step made with still images and text—no talking, just chill music and good vibes.
📌 Make it your own with seasonal veg swaps—but the bacon, sausage, stock and rind are non-negotiable!
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