Chunky minestrone soup

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• jan foweraker

  2012-01-01 11:55:49.212982

  jan foweraker commented on this recipe

  Great soup and the pesto addition was lovely. I also added a large teaspoon of dried oregano as I felt it needed something else. However, if left too long the pasta absorbs all the liquid. As it makes such a lot, I freeze the soup into separate portions without the pasta and add as required when reheating.

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• Shiego

  2012-01-03 00:54:43.53678

  Shiego commented on this recipe

  easy to do, and delicious to the taste... w

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• Shiego

  2012-01-03 00:55:26.444038

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  Yummy! and I love it.

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• zippiepurplemonkey

  2012-01-18 21:28:45.348914

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  A huge hit with the family and so easy to make. Super cheap too!

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• guffychild

  2012-01-19 16:07:51.590929

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  Added some extra vegetables and, more importantly, baked beans!!! Lovely!

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• Judith

  2012-01-29 07:09:28.589155

  Judith commented on this recipe

  Have to agree with Jan (1st Jan 2012) about the pasta absorbing all of the liquid. If you don't eat the soup the minute it's ready, the pasta swells so much you're left with a thick gloop. Will try making it again with half the quantity, so latecomers can be fed too.

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• OMENMAN

  2012-02-08 18:10:48.090849

  OMENMAN commented on this recipe

  Cooking it now and tastes lovely and I noticed NO ADD SALT !!!

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• OMENMAN

  2012-02-08 18:10:50.450642

  OMENMAN commented on this recipe

  Cooking it now and tastes lovely and I noticed NO ADD SALT !!!

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• Linda Williams

  2012-03-06 09:51:19.657482

  Linda Williams commented on this recipe

  Really nice soup,I added a tin of spicy mixed bean salad and the juice and a little mixed herbs and four bay leaves,Lush!

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• Foodie Mum

  2012-04-03 09:37:01.406192

  Foodie Mum rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very healthy and full of vegetables but not quite as tasty as Mary Cadogan's Winter Minestrone on this website. The portions are generous - it needs a very big saucepan!

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• maggie

  2012-04-09 13:06:47.751472

  maggie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Love this soup. It has become a regular favourite and freezes well. It easily serves six as a main meal. I add parsnip, extra beans or chickpeas to replace some of the potato and use egg noodles as they are easier to break than spaghetti.

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• Juliet66

  2012-04-26 20:21:26.818341

  Juliet66 commented on this recipe

  Nice recipe but makes far more than the 4 servings suggested, especially since it takes 2 litres of stock... more like 8-10!

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• Juliet66

  2012-04-26 20:21:45.754786

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• nikkinoodle

  2012-05-07 20:03:22.777172

  nikkinoodle rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Don't get me wrong I don't think this is poor recipe, to the contrary it's not, as minestrone recipes go, we're just not lovers of minestrone as a family. Bought a savoy cabbage from the local farmers market and needed a recipe to use it. Ended up using the whole cabbage, would've been nicer with half. Recipe turned out well but have a nicer recipe in one of my books.

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• hannah

  2012-07-07 23:57:58.508654

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• TaiLi

  2012-08-22 11:07:16.514869

  TaiLi rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I halved the ingredients and added more stock (1.5 ltr or more) and tomato. It came out nice enough but more like a dry stew than a soup. I guess pasta, beans and potato all suck up liquid. Even halving the ingredients made a pot of soup or shall I say "stew" enough for more than 4 adults. I found it rather bland so I added oregano, mixed dried herbs, worcestershire and other seasonings.

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• tina

  2012-08-24 17:33:54.162195

  tina rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was so yummy..... I did add another couple of tablespoons of tomato puree but I think my tinned tomatoes were basic ones and that's why I needed to do this. I also added some bacon, and it was delicious, everyone loved it.

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• jables

  2012-09-03 00:25:51.538984

  jables rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious soup, but like other reviewers found that mine ended up almost solid! Next time I will use half the amount of pasta, and maybe one potato.

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• Ilovefood123

  2012-09-27 07:01:32.415639

  Ilovefood123 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This soup was very easy to make, it did taste nice but was far too thick for me, my guests were not overly impressed with the dish either. Shame really as I was really looking forward to it. Would not make again.

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• MrsM

  2012-10-17 21:07:38.429546

  MrsM rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I included leeks as well as celery. My children loved it served with Parmesan.

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Ingredients

• 3 large carrots , roughly chopped
• 1 large onion , roughly chopped
• 4 celery sticks, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• 2 large potatoes , cut into small dice
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 2l vegetable stock
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 400g can butter or cannellini beans
• 140g spaghetti , snapped into short lengths
• 1⁄2 head Savoy cabbage , shredded
• crusty bread , to serve

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 4

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 10 - 15 mins

Cook 30 mins

Vegetarian, Low-fat, Super healthy

Fibre, good source of iron, folic acid, 5-a-day

Ingredients

• 3 large carrots , roughly chopped
• 1 large onion , roughly chopped
• 4 celery sticks, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• 2 large potatoes , cut into small dice
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 2l vegetable stock
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 400g can butter or cannellini beans
• 140g spaghetti , snapped into short lengths
• 1⁄2 head Savoy cabbage , shredded
• crusty bread , to serve

Per serving

420 kcalories, protein 18.0g, carbohydrate 79.0g, fat 6.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 16.0g, sugar 24.0g, salt 1.11 g

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