Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• 1 onion, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 3 celery sticks, diced
• 2 courgettes, diced
• 400g tin chopped tomatoes
• 400g tin cannellini beans, drained
• 1.5L vegetable stock
• 100g small pasta shapes
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Fresh basil and Parmesan to serve

Method

1. Soften onion, carrots and celery in olive oil for 8 minutes.
2. Add garlic, courgettes, tomatoes and stock. Simmer 15 minutes.
3. Add beans and pasta. Cook 10 more minutes until pasta is tender.
4. Season well and serve topped with torn basil and Parmesan.