Minestrone Soup Recipe

Name: Minestrone Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tbs olive oil; 300 g bacon rashers diced; 3 garlic clove *to taste; 1/4 cabbage thinly sliced; 3 carrot diced; 4 celery stick diced; 1/4 cup basil finely chopped; 2 tbs vegetable stock (liquid); 400 g canned cannellini beans; 800 g canned chopped tomato; 140 g tomato paste; 1 cup pasta; 5 cup water *to taste; 1 onion diced

Ingredients

1 tbs olive oil
300 g bacon rashers diced
3 garlic clove *to taste
1/4 cabbage thinly sliced
3 carrot diced
4 celery stick diced
1/4 cup basil finely chopped
2 tbs vegetable stock (liquid)
400 g canned cannellini beans
800 g canned chopped tomato
140 g tomato paste
1 cup pasta
5 cup water *to taste
1 onion diced

PREP TIME 30m	COOK TIME 35m	TOTAL TIME 1h5m
YIELD 6

Instructions

Heat oil in a large stockpot then add bacon, onion and garlic.
Sauté until partially cooked, then add carrot and celery and cook for 4-5 minutes until carrots are starting to soften.
Add cabbage and cook until it starts to soften and reduce in size.
Add water, tomato paste, tinned tomatoes, basil and vegetable stock, stir well and bring to the boil slowly.
Once boiling, add pasta and stir occasionally.
Boil for 6-8 minutes, until pasta is almost cooked, then add beans and continue to stir occasionally until pasta is soft.
Serve with fresh bread.