Not-exactly Minestrone Soup It is easy, healthy, hearty, comforting, versatile and all made in one pot! I wanted to share this Minestrone Soup recipe with you in the midst of the holidays because not only is it fast, healthy, uses affordable pantry ingredients and seasonal veggies, it is also. Minestrone Soup Variations: Swap the spinach for Swiss chard or baby kale.

Ingredients of Not-exactly Minestrone Soup

  1. It's 1 tbsp of Oil.
  2. Prepare 1 of onion, chopped.
  3. Prepare 4 cloves of garlic, chopped.
  4. Prepare 2 tbsp of tomato purée.
  5. You need 1 of leek, sliced.
  6. You need 3 of carrots, diced.
  7. It's 1 of pepper, deseeded and diced.
  8. You need 100 g of chestnut mushrooms, chopped.
  9. It's A few of cherry tomatoes, halved.
  10. You need 400 g of tin chopped tomatoes.
  11. It's 2 litres of vegetable stock. “Marigold” or stock cubes fine.
  12. Prepare Handful of dried pasta. I’ve used Trofie but otherwise break large types of pasta into pieces.
  13. You need 400 g of tin cannelloni beans, drained.
  14. You need 1/4 of cabbage in strips. The core stalk has also been used, diced.
  15. You need 1 tsp of each dried oregano and thyme.
  16. It's 1/2 tsp of dried basil.
  17. Prepare of Grated Parmesan cheese.

Not-exactly Minestrone Soup instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a stock pot or large saucepan. Gently fry the onion for 3 minutes, only stirring to avoid sticking..
  2. Add the garlic and fry for a further minute. Then stir in the tomato purée, pepper, mushrooms and the leek and continue to fry gently for another 2 minutes..
  3. Stir in the carrots and continue gently frying for 2 minutes or until all the vegetables are nicely softened but not browned. Add the cherry tomatoes and give it all another gentle stir..
  4. Add the tinned tomatoes and the stock. Gently but throughly stir, add the oregano, thyme and basil, bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer, put a lid on and cook for 15 minutes..
  5. Add the beans and the pasta, stir and continue to cook until the pasta is cooked, around 8-12 minutes..
  6. Stir in the cabbage and cook for a further 2-3 minutes. Then season to taste and serve piping hot, with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese..

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