FoodCoop Recipes

Minestrone soup

Fill your home with tasty aromas, then gather around to enjoy this classic dish

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Cook

45 minutes

Serves

4

Ingredients

1 tbsp Co-op olive oil
2 rashers Co-op British smoked rindless streaky bacon
1 Co-op British leek, finely chopped
1 Co-op British carrot, diced
1 stick celery, diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
2 litres vegetable stock, made with 2 stock cubes
2 tomatoes, finely chopped
200g can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
75g Co-op dried spaghetti, broken into pieces
1/4 savoy cabbage, thinly sliced
15g Co-op Parmigiano Reggiano, finely grated
Co-op Irresistible sourdough, cut into cubes (optional)

Method

Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the bacon, leek, carrot and celery for 5 mins
When crisp, remove the bacon and set aside
Add the garlic and potato to the pan and cook for 1 minute, then add the stock and tomatoes, and simmer for 10 minutes more
Add the beans and spaghetti and cook for another 10 mins, then add the cabbage, and a little water if needed, cooking for 2 more mins
To serve, crumble over the bacon, add the sourdough, if using, and sprinkle with the cheese

Nutrition

Energy	Fat	Saturates	Sugars	Salt
959kJ / 228kcal (11%)	7.6g	2.3g	5.9g	1.6g
	Low · 11%	Low · 12%	Low · 11%	Low · 11%

Approx. per serving. % of adult’s reference intake. Carbohydrates per serving: 28g.

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