Winter warmer- Minestrone Soup

This tasty soup is a quick and easy winter warmer. 30 minutes to prepare and cook. Serves 3-4.

13:09 11 November 2010

Description

This tasty soup is a quick and easy winter warmer.

30 minutes to prepare and cook. Serves 3-4.

See “U. Can Cook” for more recipes devised with James Martin.

Ingredients

1 chopped onion 1 small courgettes, finely chopped 1 small stick of celery, finely chopped 400g can of chopped tomatoes 1 Tbsp of olive oil

150g can cannellini, drained 300ml vegetable stock 50g of spaghetti Crusty bread

Method

1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan
2. Add the onion and fry for 5 minutes until golden
3. Add the celery and courgette and fry for a further 2 minutes
4. Add the chopped tomatoes, vegetable stock and cannellini beans
5. Bring to the boile and then add the spaghetti, snapping it into small strands as you add it
6. Simmer for around 10 minutes or until the spaghetti is tender
7. Season to taste and serve with the crusty bread

Servings

3 to 4

Try adding finely shredded greens for a bit of an added twist