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