Minestrone Soup with Soybeans

Ingredients

• ¹/₃ cup coarsely chopped celery
• ¼ cup (1 ounce) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
• ½ cup coarsely chopped carrot
• 1 ½ cups (1/2-inch) cubed peeled Yukon gold potatoes
• 1 (15-ounce) can yellow soybeans, rinsed and drained
• ½ cup coarsely chopped red onion
• 1 ounce uncooked spaghetti, broken into 1-inch pieces
• + 14 more ingredients
• • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
  • 1 ½ cups coarsely chopped seeded plum tomatoes
  • Soup:
  • Battuto:
  • 1 cup cauliflower florets
  • 4 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 (3-inch) fresh rosemary sprig
  • 2 turkey-bacon slices, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup (1-inch) cut green beans
  • 1 garlic clove
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sliced zucchini

To prepare battuto, combine first 6 ingredients in a food processor; pulse until mixture is almost a paste. To prepare soup, heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add battuto; sauté 3 minutes. Add broth and next 4 ingredients (broth through rosemary); bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat...

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