Easy minestrone soup

Name: Easy minestrone soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: Ingredients; 2 tbsp oil (olive, sunflower or vegetable); 1 onion, finely chopped; 1–2 sticks celery, trimmed and thinly sliced (optional); 400g/14oz tin chopped tomatoes; 1 chicken or vegetable stock cube; 1 tsp dried mixed herbs or dried oregano; roughly three mugs of assorted vegetables (could include raw or cooked vegetables, such as carrots, celery, courgette, leek, peas or cabbage, peeled and cut into small chunks); 400g/14oz tin borlotti or cannellini beans, drained and rinsed; ½–1 mug cooked pasta or rice; Parmesan, or other cheese, grated (if you have a leftover parmesan rind, it can be used to flavour the soup too!); salt and freshly ground black pepper

5 steps

Prep:30minCook:1h

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:06:30 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories291.7 kcal (15%)

Total Fat8.9 g (13%)

Carbs42.2 g (16%)

Sugars11 g (12%)

Protein10.8 g (22%)

Sodium802 mg (40%)

Fiber8.9 g (32%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 Tbspoil olive

sunflower or vegetable

1onion

finely chopped

1 stickscelery

trimmed and thinly sliced, optional

400gtin chopped tomatoes

1chicken stock cube

or vegetable

1 tspdried mixed herbs

or dried oregano

3 mugsassorted vegetables

roughly, could include raw or cooked vegetables, such as carrots, celery, courgette, leek, peas or cabbage, peeled and cut into small chunks

400gtin borlotti beans

or cannellini, drained and rinsed

0.5 mugpasta

cooked, or rice

Parmesan

or other cheese, grated, if you have a leftover parmesan rind, it can be used to flavour the soup too!)

salt

freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Method

Step 2

Pour the oil into a large non-stick saucepan or flameproof casserole. Add the onion and celery, if using, and fry gently for 5 minutes, or until softened and lightly browned, stirring often.

Step 3

Add the chopped tomatoes and refill the tomatoes tin twice with cold water and pour into the pan. Add the chicken or vegetable stock cube. Add the dried mixed herbs or oregano (along with the parmesan rind if using). Add any hard, raw vegetable pieces, such as carrot, parsnip, squash or potato and bring to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 4

When the harder vegetables have softened, add the raw green vegetables, such as small broccoli florets, shredded kale or cabbage, green beans and courgette. Simmer for 3 minutes more, stirring occasionally.

Step 5

Add any cooked vegetables or beans you are adding with the cooked pasta or rice. Simmer for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and lots of freshly ground black pepper. Ladle into deep bowls and serve topped with grated cheese.

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