Best of Pinterest | Autumn Soup Recipes: Minestrone Soup

• Total Time: 50 min

Serves: 4

Category: Vegetarian,Soups, Stews & Casseroles,Lunch

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 onion diced
• 1/2 leek sliced
• 1 stick of celery diced
• ½ red pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 pints of vegetable or chicken stock
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme)
• 1 teaspoon salt (add more salt if using unsalted stock)
• 1 large courgette
• 1 cup fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1 tin cooked small white beans
• 60g cup small pasta (omit for gluten-free option)
• Fresh basil for garnish
• Grated Parmesan cheese for garnish (optional)

Method

1. Fry the onions, leeks, celery, pepper and garlic in olive oil in a large,thick bottomed pot on a medium heat for 8-10 minutes.
2. Add the minced garlic and cook for a further minute.
3. Pour in the stock, and add the bay leaf, thyme and salt and bring to a simmer.
4. Add the courgettes, white beans, tomatoes, green beans and pasta.
5. Heat until simmering and then lower the heat. Cook for ten minutes until everything is cooked through.
6. Sprinkle with the fresh basil and grated Parmesan and serve.

Image and recipe credit: Simply Recipes