Chunky minestrone soup

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1. In a food processor, whizz the carrots, onion and celery into small pieces. Heat the oil in a pan, add the processed vegetables, garlic and potatoes, then cook over a high heat for 5 mins until softened.
2. Stir in the tomato purée, stock and tomatoes. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer, covered, for 10 mins.
3. Tip in the beans and pasta, then cook for a further 10 mins, adding the cabbage for the final 2 mins. Season to taste and serve with crusty bread.

Per serving

420 kcalories, protein 18g, carbohydrate 79g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 16g, salt 1.11 g

'We really enjoy soups and this one was great, with good flavours and texture - honest, wholesome, wintry food. I grated over some parmesan before serving.'

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• JennaJJ

  07 August 2009

  JennaJJ rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely soup, I would leave out the butter beans next time as I wasnt too keen but lovely, will make again and again x

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• dogduck

  15 August 2009

  dogduck commented on this recipe

  wot a soup or more like a meal made my own bread to go with this a bottle of red

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• emmak99

  15 September 2009

  emmak99 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  not good at all, very bland and it makes enough to feed about 10 not 4!

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• nicnaknoonah

  09 October 2009

  nicnaknoonah commented on this recipe

  mmm yummy soup, even the not so enthusiastic husband loved it!

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• Strawberry Moomilker

  15 October 2009

  Strawberry Moomilker commented on this recipe

  This was a fantastic soup. My husband was feeling under the weather and I found this recipe...adapted it to what veg I had in. The whole family loved it. I will definitley be be making this again but with some chili flakes for that extra kick.

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• Natalie

  16 October 2009

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• MissB1983

  20 October 2009

  MissB1983 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I tried this recipe tonight and im delighted with the results! Which is just aswell really given that I now have enough to feed a small army!It was certainly the perfect remedy to a cold and wet highland night! I also swapped the celery for 3 leeks and added an extra 2 tbl spoons of tomato puree to give a little more depth of flavour and colour. 5 out of 5 from a very fussy vege........

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  22 October 2009

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• thynk2much

  27 October 2009

  thynk2much rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Adored this - fully agree that this makes 6 big servings or 8 normal ones. Agreed also that adding a pinch of dried chillies is a really nice enhancement to the tomato flavour!

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• Liezel

  20 November 2009

  Liezel rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Too acidic and nothing special

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• Frantic Flapjack

  20 November 2009

  Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was huge!! I didn't have a pan big enough to fit 2L of stock into so the result was quite thick. Also, I used spinach instead of cabbage. Good taste though.

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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 18g, carbohydrate 79g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 16g, salt 1.11 g

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