Vegetable Minestrone Soup
- Serves:
- 4
- Preparation time:
- 20 minutes
- Cooking time:
- 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion - chopped
- 300g chopped vegetables (try carrot, potato, celery and courgette - but feel free to experiment with others, a good opportunity to use things up!)
- 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
- 2-3 teaspoons OXO Vegetable Reduced Salt Stock Granules made up in 450ml boiling water
- 50g macaroni, broken spaghetti pieces or other small pasta
- 1 tin drained cannellini beans
- A handful of grated Parmesan cheese
Method
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
- Add the onion and gently cook for 5 minutes to soften.
- Add 300g chopped vegetables and cook for a few minutes.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and the OXO Vegetable stock.
- Bring to the boil and then take the heat down to a gentle simmer.
- Add the pasta and simmer for 10 minutes, until pasta is just cooked, then add the cannellini beans.
- Simmer for a further 5 minutes and serve with a little grated Parmesan cheese.
Cook's tip: You can replace OXO Vegetable Reduced Salt Stock Granules with:
- 2 OXO Vegetable Stock Cubes in 450ml water
- 1 tablespoon of OXO Vegetable Concentrated Liquid Stock in 450ml water