Minestrone Soup With Pasta
Minestrone Soup With Pasta Beans & Vegetables is a full meal in itself! It is a delicious warming soup in winter and keeps hunger pangs at bay! Especially when you are trying to lose weight for Christmas!
  • Difficulty: Medium
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Cook Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
  • 1 tsp rapeseed oil
  • 1 leek, washed and chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 75 g green beans, trimmed and cut into bite size pieces
  • 410 g can red kidney beans or cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 litre vegetable stock
  • 75 g pasta shells
  • 410 g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 3 tbsp freshly shredded basil
  • Ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. Into a large saucepan, heat the oil and add the leek, garlic and oregano, cooking gently for 5 minutes, stirring occassionally.
  2. Stir in the green beans and red kidney/cannellini beans. Add the pasta and the stock and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to simmer.
  3. Cook for 10 minutes until pasta is cooked and vegetables are tender.
  4. Add the tomatoes. Cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring occassionally.
  5. Season to taste. Stir in the shredded basil and serve.