Home-Style Minestrone Soup in Pressure Cooker & Garlic Cheese Disks

My kids are Italian food crazy kids. Now many of you might be thinking, well whose aren’t! I swear that I haven’t met any family yet, whose kids do not eat Italian food, at least in America. My oldest, Aanya loves her Italian soups and stews and Myraa, my younger one, can hog on pasta for the whole day. I often use whole wheat / whole grain pasta, which the kids donot mind at all!

Minestrone hits the right cord for a complete Italian meal. It is a stew consistency and filled with the goodness of beans and vegetables and enriched with pasta for some rich carbs. Garnished with some Parmesan, it is a much desirable dish, especially on a cold cold day.

The girls loved the soup and went for the seconds.

If you are thinking about the pressure cooker part, then my dear friends, this year is going to to be pretty interesting where I will be creating a lot of recipes in pressure cooker, making the meal quick and easy, time friendly and energy friendly. I will soon be essaying a post on the pressure cookers and its use and care. If you don’t own a pressure cooker, I suggest you to buy one. It not only fastens the cooking, it is multi purpose and no compromise on the taste.

This is how I made it! Read notes at the bottom of the recipe for more choices and tips.

Most of the time, the pastas and stews/soups  are accompanied with garlic bread sticks or garlic knots or some kind of artisan bread on the side, though it is not necessary. But we live in a carb-heavy nation, so even if the restaurants do not serve it, people often end up asking for a bread on the side. To cut the boredom down of the regular breads served, I made it fun for the kids by shaping them as discs and used healthier bread to make it good-carb laden :D.

Check out how to Bake super easy and utterly delicious Garlic Cheese Discs !

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Sharing a complete fulfilling meal from my Indian American Kitchen to yours! Enjoy a hearty meal, any weekday or the weekend supper. Make it as a meal or separate! It will not fail to surprise you with warmth and heartiness.

Loads of Love!

Sonal