Minestrone Soup

  

#recipeoftheday Minestrone soup packed full of delicious roots, cannellini beans and pasta. All brought together in a rich herby tomato sauce with a little fiery spice from chilli flakes. A comforting winter warmer that's best served with warm crusty bread and a grating of parmesan.  

 

Serves 4

 

Ingredients

 

150g Pasta

1 Onion

1 Carrot

1 Celery Stick

1 Garlic Clove

2 Bay Leaves

1 Sprig of Thyme

400g Tinned Cannellini Beans

400g Tinned Tomatoes

1tsp Dried Oregano

1/2tsp Dried Chilli Flakes

1lt Vegetable Stock

Salt & Pepper

Rapeseed Oil

Knob of Butter

 

Method

 

Chop all of the vegetables to the same size for even cooking.

 

Heat 1tbsp of oil with a small knob of butter in a large saucepan. 

 

Add the prepared vegetables to the pan along with the garlic, bay, thyme, oregano and chilli flakes. Sauté until the vegetables start to soften.

 

Once softened add the veg stock, tinned tomatoes and cannellini beans. Bring to the boil then simmer for 30 minutes stirring from time to time. 

 

Stir in the dried pasta then continue cooking until the pasta has cooked and the soup has thickened.

 

Serve with a grating of parmesan and warm crusty bread.