Minestrone Soup

This hearty soup is a great lunch, filling and plenty of your 5-a-day!


serves

4 -6 People

prep_img

10 minutes

cook

20 minutes


Equipment

  • Weighing scales
  • Tablespoon
  • Large saucepan
  • Wooden spoon
  • Chopping board
  • Drainer
  • Tin opener
  • Sharp knife
  • Garlic crusher (optional)
  • Teaspoon

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 medium/large carrot
  • ½ stick of celery
  • 1 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • ½ x 400 grams can plum tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree
  • 1 litre vegetable or chicken stock
  • 100 grams spaghetti, broken up
  • ½ teaspoon mixed herbs
  • 200grams canned or frozen sweetcorn

Simple steps

  1. Finely chop the onion and crush the garlic.
  2. Peel and dice the carrot.
  3. Dice the celery.
  4. Fry the onion and garlic gently in olive oil for 5 minutes.
  5. Add the carrot and celery and cook for a further 5 minutes.
  6. Drain and chop the tinned tomatoes.
  7. Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, stock, broken up spaghetti and mixed herbs.
  8. Bring to the boil and simmer for 6 minutes.
  9. Add the sweetcorn and simmer for a further 3 minutes.
  10. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

  • Calories: 215
  • Protein: 5.5g
  • Fat: 8.7g
  • Saturated fat: 1.7g
  • Carbohydrates: 31.7g
  • Sugars: 6.1g
  • Salt: 461mg
  • Dietary fibre: 3.1g

Allergen information

  • Celery
  • Wheat
  • Gluten
  • Stock cube allergens vary – check label