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Homemade minestrone

Homemade minestrone

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A rich, salty soup which you should let boil for a few hours to reduce the liquid- this gets the full flavour out of the vegetables - this is a great way to get kids to eat their veg.

Prep time: 30 mins
Cooking time: 2 hrs
Serves: 6-8

Child friendly

Ingredients

125g (4oz) dried haricot beans, soaked overnight, or 1 can, drained
2 carrots, chopped
2 small potatoes, chopped
A small turnip, chopped
2 onions, sliced
1 stick of celery, chopped
1 500g jar of ready-made red wine, herb and tomato pasta sauce
Half a small cabbage, cut into strips
2 rashers of bacon, roughly chopped
2 garlic cloves
Handful of mixed herbs (marjoram, thyme and basil)
Seasoning
Olive oil
A small glass of red wine
55g (2oz) broken-up macaroni or spaghetti, or any small pasta shapes
1 vegetable stock cube
2tbsp grated parmesan

To serve

Extra parmesan

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Method

Prepare all the vegetables and melt the sliced onion into the oil, adding two cloves of garlic, the chopped bacon and plenty of herbs.
Add the tomato sauce, pour in the red wine and let it bubble for a minute or two.
Next add the drained haricot beans and carrots, 1.8l (3pt) hot water, add the stock cube and boil steadily for 2 hrs. After 15 mins add the turnip and potatoes. Then10 mins before serving, add the celery, the cabbage and the pasta.
Check seasoning and stir in the parmesan.
Serve more parmesan separately.

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Nutritional information per portion

Calories 255(kcal)

This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.