Pasta minestrone

4 ratings

Prep Time:10 mins

Cooking Time:40 mins

Serves:4 Adults

Cost:Low

An ideal dinner-time recipe for vegetarians or as part of a meat-free day.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 medium onion
250g / 9 oz. courgettes
250g / 9 oz. carrots
150g / 5 ½ oz. broccoli
1 red pepper
1 x 400g / 9 oz. tin of tomatoes
½ teaspoon oregano
15ml black pepper
3 bay leaves
800ml / 1 ½ pint of low salt vegetable stock
200g / 7oz. spaghetti
1 x 400g / 9 oz. tin of mixed beans

Method

Dice the vegetables
Heat the oil in a large pot and add the onions. Fry until soft
Add the courgettes, carrots, broccoli and peppers and stir
Add the tomatoes, oregano, black pepper, bay leaves and vegetable stock
Cover and simmer for five minutes
Break the spaghetti into smaller pieces and add to the pot. Recover and cook for a further 10 minutes
Add the mixed beans, cover again and leave to simmer for 15 minutes.

What you will need

Chopping board
Chopping knife
Measuring jug(for liquids)
Saucepan
Wooden spoon

Serving suggestions

Serve with crusty whole meal bread

Nutritional Information:

All our recipes are nutritionally analysed by our team of experts.

1/4 of the recipe contains

Energy

1218kj

289kcal

14%

Fat

4.1g

Saturates

0.6g

Sugars

17g

19%

Salt

17%

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