Minestrone
VeganSoupOne-potBudget
Minestrone
This hearty vegetable soup combines beans and small pasta in a tomato broth.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Easy
Gather
Ingredients
- 1 tbspolive oil
- 1onion, diced
- 2carrots, finely diced
- 2celery stalks, finely sliced
- 2 clovegarlic, crushed
- 1courgette, diced
- 400 gtinned chopped tomatoes
- 1000 mlvegetable stock
- 1 tspdried mixed herbs
- 100 gsmall pasta shapes
- 240 gtinned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 100 gspinach, roughly chopped
Make
Method
- 1.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion, carrots and celery and cook gently until starting to soften.
7 minutes - 2.
Add the garlic and courgette and cook for 2 minutes.
2 minutes - 3.
Pour in the tomatoes and stock, add the mixed herbs and bring to a simmer. Cook until the carrots are nearly tender.
8 minutes - 4.
Stir in the pasta and beans. Simmer until the pasta is tender, following its packet cooking time.
11 minutes - 5.
Add the spinach and stir until wilted, then ladle into bowls.
2 minutes