Heart Warming Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

1 onion, diced

2 cloves of garlic, grated

1 zuchinni, quarted then sliced

1 carrot, quarted then sliced

1/2 red capsicum, julienned

700 grams bottle of tomato passata

250 grams tin of four bean mix, drained

2 1/2 litres of vegetable stock (you can use chicken if you prefer)

1 tablespoon of olive oil

1 1/2 cups of pasta

Place a large 3 litre saucepan on medium heat. When warm, add olive oil, garlic, onion, celery, spring onion. Cook until onion is semi transparent.

Add carrots and cook for a couple of minutes before adding the zuchinni, capsicum and mushrooms. Cook for a further 5 minutes.

Add the tomato passata and stock and four bean mix. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes, or until vegetables are nearly cooked.

Add pasta and cook until tender.

1.0 servings

Monday, May 17, 2010 - 11:03pm