Minestrone

Directions

  1. 1Place a pan on medium-high heat.
  2. 2Chop bacon.
  3. 3Add olive oil to the pan.
  4. 4Sprinkle in the bacon.
  5. 5Chop carrots, celery, and garlic.
  6. 6When the bacon gets golden, add garlic and bay leaves.
  7. 7Add the carrots, and stir.
  8. 8Add the celery and onions and stir.
  9. 9Add kale and chopped stalks.
  10. 10Add the vegetable stock cube.
  11. 11Add tinned tomatoes.
  12. 12Add water.
  13. 13Add the beans.
  14. 14Add the Savoy cabbage.
  15. 15Let it simmer with a lid on top.
  16. 16Pour the pasta into a tea towel.
  17. 17Give the pasta a good banging to dry it.
  18. 18Add the pasta to the soup.
  19. 19Simmer for the time it takes to cook the pasta.
  20. 20Add parmesan cheese.

Ingredients

  • 4 smoked bacon rashers
  • some olive oil
  • some carrots
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • bay leaves
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 2 onions
  • kale
  • savoy cabbage
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • 1 tin tinned tomatoes
  • 1 tin water
  • 1 tin butter beans
  • 1 tin cannellini beans
  • pasta
  • some parmesan cheese

Equipment

big panknifecutting boardtea towel

Tips

  • This recipe is great for using vegetables you have in your fridge.
  • Other vegetables like swede, turnip, white cabbage, and kale can be added
  • You can use tinned mixed beans as well as swap out butter beans and cannellini beans with any bean you like
  • You can also use cheddar cheese instead of parmesan cheese