Mighty Minestrone Minestrone was at the top of my list. It's easy to make, delicious and good for you. You can use any type of canned or dried beans in this recipe.

Ingredients of Mighty Minestrone

  1. You need 1 of onion, diced.
  2. You need 1 of carrot, diced.
  3. Prepare 1 stick of celery, diced.
  4. Prepare 2 cloves of garlic, crushed/finely chopped.
  5. Prepare 1 of courgette, diced.
  6. You need 2 of small pots, diced.
  7. You need 2 of heaped tbsp tomato puree.
  8. You need 1 L of veg stock (I use Kallo).
  9. It's 2 of bay leaves.
  10. It's 1 can of borlotti beans, drained and rinsed.
  11. You need 1 handful of shredded cavolo nero.
  12. It's 2 handfuls of small pasta or broken up spaghetti.
  13. Prepare of Parmesan rinds or vegetarian alternative.
  14. Prepare of Extra virgin or rapeseed oil.
  15. It's of Salt and pepper.
  16. Prepare of (Optional) 1 tsp of green pesto.

Mighty Minestrone instructions

  1. Add a lug of oil into a large pan. Add the onion, carrot and celery and soften for 5-6 minutes until translucent. Add the garlic and soften for 2 more minutes..
  2. Add the tomato puree to the pan, stir and cook out for 2 minutes. Add the potatoes and stock. Bring to the boil then add the courgette, borlotti beans, pasta, Parmesan rinds (or veggi alternative if using), bay leaves and seasoning..
  3. Simmer for around 15 mins until the potatoes and pasta are cooked. A couple of minutes from the end, add the cavolo nero and add a drop more water if you need to make it more ‘soupy’..
  4. Pull out the rinds and bay leaves. Serve with grated Parmesan and teaspoon of pesto on top of each bowl, if using..
  5. Don’t have borlotti beans? Use pinto or cannellini beans -No Parmesan rinds? Don’t let it stop you, just save them in a bag in the fridge or freezer for next time….they keep for ages! -No cavolo nero? Use kale as an alternative or spinach -Feel free to add and interchange vegetables that you have or that need using up..

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