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Minestrone

A big pot of vegetables, beans and small pasta in a tomato broth.

50 min · serves 6 · 310 kcal per serving

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 celery sticks, diced
• 200g green beans, cut
• 400g tin borlotti beans
• 400g chopped tomatoes
• 1.5 litres vegetable stock
• 150g small pasta
• Parmesan rind
• Olive oil, salt, basil

Method

1. Soften the onion, carrot and celery in olive oil. Give it about 10 minutes.
2. Add the tomatoes, stock and parmesan rind and simmer. Give it about 20 minutes.
3. Stir in the beans, green beans and pasta and cook until tender. Give it about 12 minutes.
4. Season, remove the rind and finish with basil and oil.

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