Minestrone soup
- 09.03.2017
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A hearty minestrone soup full of healthy vegetables, pasta and bacon.
Recipe «Minestrone soup» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 1:00 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 tbsp olive oil, 4 rashers middle bacon, rind removed, chopped, 1 medium brown onion, finely chopped, 1 celery stalk, trimmed, finely chopped, 1 large carrot, peeled, chopped , 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 4 cups salt-reduced vegetable stock, 2 tbsp tomato paste , 3 large ripe tomatoes, chopped, 3/4 cup Vetta small shell dried pasta, 400g can cannellini beans, drained, rinsed, 2 small zucchini, chopped, 1/2 cup frozen peas, 1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh basil leaves, finely grated parmesan cheese, to serve.
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 rashers middle bacon, rind removed, chopped
- 1 medium brown onion, finely chopped
- 1 celery stalk, trimmed, finely chopped
- 1 large carrot, peeled, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 4 cups salt-reduced vegetable stock
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 3 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 3/4 cup Vetta small shell dried pasta
- 400g can cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
- 2 small zucchini, chopped
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh basil leaves
- finely grated parmesan cheese, to serve
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over high heat. Add bacon, onion, celery, carrot and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes or until onion has softened and bacon is golden.
- Add stock, tomato paste, tomato and 1 cup cold water. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- Add pasta, beans, zucchini and peas. Simmer for 15 minutes or until pasta is tender. Stir in basil. Top with cheese. Serve.