Chicken minestrone soup

Make a big batch of this minestrone to freeze for a rainy day.

Recipe «Chicken minestrone soup» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 20g butter, 1 brown onion, finely chopped, 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 1 large carrot, peeled, chopped, 2 celery stalks, chopped , 4 slices Primo Gourmet Selection Pancetta, chopped, 400g can crushed tomatoes, 2 zucchini, halved, sliced , 1 quantity chicken stock with chopped chicken, 1/3 cup dried risoni pasta, Basil pesto, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 20g butter 
• 1 brown onion, finely chopped 
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
• 1 large carrot, peeled, chopped 
• 2 celery stalks, chopped 
• 4 slices Primo Gourmet Selection Pancetta, chopped 
• 400g can crushed tomatoes 
• 2 zucchini, halved, sliced 
• 1 quantity chicken stock with chopped chicken 
• 1/3 cup dried risoni pasta 
• Basil pesto, to serve 

Instructions

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, carrot, celery and pancetta. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until onion has softened. Add tomato, zucchini, 2 litres stock and 2 cups cold water. Bring to the boil.
2. Add pasta and 4 cups chopped chicken. Reduce heat to low . Simmer for 10 minutes or until pasta is tender. Season with salt and pepper. Serve topped with a dollop of pesto.