Minestrone

12 June, 2008 (16:39) | June, Recipes

Great for winter!

  • 50g butter
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • ½ cup parsley chopped
  • 100g bacon, chopped
  • 2 sage leaves
  • 3 celery stalks sliced
  • 2 carrots sliced
  • 2 potatoes peeled
  • 2 tins, 850g crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 ½ litres Massel Chicken or Vegetable Stock
  • 2 zucchini chopped
  • 200g frozen peas
  • 120g green beans
  • 1 tin, 425g borlotti beans
  • ¼ cabbage shredded
  • black pepper
  • 150g Buontempo Macaroni pasta
  • Grated parmesan cheese

Melt the butter in a large saucepan and add the onion, garlic, parsley, bacon and sage. Cook over low heat until onion is soft and golden. Add the celery, carrots and potatoes and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and tomato paste and season with pepper. Add the stock and bring slowly to the boil. Cover and leave to simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add zucchini, peas, green beans, borlotti beans, cabbage and pasta. Simmer until pasta is al dente. Top with grated parmesan cheese to serve.