Recipe

Minestrone Soup

40mins
Yields: loads!
  • Finely chop the onion, squash, celery, garlic and carrots.
  • In a large pan, sauté the onion, garlic and celery in the olive oil for a few minutes, then add the chopped carrots and squash.
  • Add the water and tomatoes, then crumble in the stock cubes. Bring to the boil, stirring gently
  • Add the tomato purée, paprika, oregano and pepper, then season with some salt and cook for 15 minutes
  • Shred the cabbage and chop the courgette finely, then add to the pan and cook for a further 8 minutes
  • Slice the spinach leaves roughly and add to the pan along with the beans and pasta
  • Cook for another 5 or 6 minutes, or until the pasta is cooked then serve.
Ingredients
  • 1 Large Onion
  • ½ Butternut Squash
  • 2 Large Carrots
  • ½ Savoy Cabbage
  • 2 Celery Sticks
  • 1 Large Courgette
  • 1 Garlic Clove
  • 80g Spinach Leave
  • 400g tin Chopped Tomatoes
  • 100g dried spaghetti, broken into short lengths
  • 400g tin Mixed Beans, drained
  • 2 Vegetable Stock Cubes
  • l50g Tomato Purée
  • 2 tsp Dried Oregano
  • 2 tsp Paprika
  • ½ tsp Ground Black Peppe
  • Sea Salt
  • 1 litre Boiling Water
  • 50ml Olive Oil