4 zucchini minestra Recipes

onion, sliced, carrot , cut into matchsticks, stalks celery , cut into matchsticks, zucchini , cut into matchsticks, olive oil, water, salt and pepper, chopped tomatoes, short-cut macaroni, garlic cloves, crushed, chopped fresh parsley, fresh rosemary, parmesan cheese, grated

hot chicken stock (or canned low sodium chicken broth), dried porcini mushrooms, extra virgin olive oil, yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 3 cups), leeks, white parts only, trimmed, cleaned, and chopped (about 2 cups), carrots, peeled and coarsely shredded (about 1 cup), salt, fresh bay leaves or 2 dried bay leaves, fresh ground black pepper, zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch cubes (about 3 cups), arborio rice (or other short-grain italian rice), chopped fresh italian parsley, grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, leek, cleaned and cut into evenly sized pieces, dried borlotti beans (1/2 lb) or 250 g cranberry beans, soaked overnight in cold water (1/2 lb), new potatoes (1 lb, 1/4-in dice ) or 450 g yellow fin potatoes (1 lb, 1/4-in dice) or 450 g red potatoes (1 lb, 1/4-in dice) or 450 g white potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-cm dice (1 lb, 1/4-in dice), carrots, peeled, cut into 1cm dice (1/2 lb, 1/4-in dice ), celery ribs, cut into 1cm dice (1/4-in dice ), beefsteak tomatoes or 1 slicing tomato, skinned and chopped, rosemary sprig, leaves finely chopped, dried oregano, water (2 qts & 3 oz), smoked ham hock (2.64 lbs) or 1 kg smoked gammon steak, cubed (2.2 lbs.), green beans, trimmed and cut into 1cm pieces (1/2 lb, 1/4-in dice ), courgettes (1/4-in dice ) or 2 zucchini, cut into 1cm dice (1/4-in dice), green cabbage , core removed and thinly sliced (1.1 lb), dried tagliatelle pasta noodles, broken into 5cm pieces (2.65 oz), chopped fresh oregano, flat leaf parsley, chopped (.35 oz), water (1 qt.)