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Easy Minestrone Soup

5 from 3 votes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 176kcal
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Easy Minestrone Soup, a simple soup packed with veggies and flavour

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil / or Frylite if you're being super good
  • 3 sticks Celery chopped into small pieces
  • 2 Small red onions or 1 large peeled and chopped into small pieces
  • 1 leek or 6 baby leeks peeled and chopped into small pieces
  • 1 large or 2 small potatoes peeled and chopped into small pieces
  • 3 carrots peeled and chopped into small pieces
  • 1 - 2 Cloves garlic peeled and crushed ot chopped very finely
  • Handful of green beans chopped into small lengths (I forgot to buy mine :-) )
  • 100 g mushrooms chopped into small pieces
  • 1 tin of chopped tomatoes or I used tinned cherry tomatoes 1/2 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 1/4 pints water - with 1 Vegeable stock cube crumbled in it
  • 2 Tablespoons Tomato puree
  • 50 g Dried Soup pasta or any small pasta
  • Handful torn basil leaves or any other herbs you fancy
  • Salt & Black pepper

Instructions

  • In a large saucepan add the olive oil - place on a high heat on the hob
  • Add all the veggies and garlic, except the chopped tomatoes and herbs
  • Fry for approx 5 minutes, stirring
    Veggies for minestrone soup
  • Next add the tin of chopped tomatoes, fresh cherry tomatoes and tomato paste
  • Then add the stock
  • Bring to the boil and reduce to a simmer for approx. 8-10 minutes
  • Then tip in the soup pasta and simmer for 8 minutes or until soft
    minestrone soup simmering in a pan
  • Finally add the herbs - stir and season to taste If your soup is thick  (it will thicken on cooling) simply add some more water
  • Dig in and enjoy! AND no you don't need that bread :-)

Notes

*** All nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Easy Minestrone Soup
Amount per Serving
Calories
176
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
4
g
6
%
Saturated Fat
 
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Sodium
 
201
mg
9
%
Potassium
 
744
mg
21
%
Carbohydrates
 
33
g
11
%
Fiber
 
5
g
21
%
Sugar
 
9
g
10
%
Protein
 
6
g
12
%
Vitamin A
 
8058
IU
161
%
Vitamin C
 
27
mg
33
%
Calcium
 
89
mg
9
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.