Minestrone Soup

Name: Minestrone Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 0.5 tsp Chilli Flakes; 1 Jar Organic White Beans, with their bean stock; 100ml White Wine; 50g Spinach; 2 tbsp Extra VirginOlive Oil, plus extra to serve; 1 Red Onion, diced; 3 Garlic Cloves, roughly sliced; 700ml Veg Stock, from a cube or stock pot; 25g Parmesan, plus extra to serve - or you can use a plant-based alternative.; 1 Carrot, diced; 2 tsp Smoked Paprika; 2 tbsp Tomato Puree; 1 tbsp Dried Oregano; 400g Chopped Tomatoes; 1 stick Celery, diced; 150g Pasta, ideally a small, “soup pasta” like conchigliette, risoni, macaroni; 15g Fresh Basil

by Bold Bean Co

Vegetarian

4.5

10m prep time

45m total time

Easy level

17 ingredients

The humble minestrone. The ULTIMATE bowl of comfort. This is also a winner to batch cook - knowing you've got the comfort of a hearty yet nourishing stew in the freezer to whip out on a rainy day. If you've got extra greens lying around, bung those in too.

Method

Based on 2 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Once warmed, add the onion, carrot and celery with a large pinch of salt. Sautee for 7-8 minutes until softened, stirring occasionally. Then add the garlic and cook for a further minute until fragrant. Add a splash of water if it starts to catch.

Step 2

Add the tomato purée, oregano, paprika and chilli flakes and cook for another 2-3 mins. Add the wine and let that cook off for a couple more mins. Add the chopped tomatoes, veg stock and beans with their liquid and season with salt and black pepper. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer for 8-10 mins.

Step 3

Add the pasta and cook until almost al dente - roughly 8-10 minutes. Then add the parmesan, spinach and most of the basil and allow to wilt. Season well with cracked black pepper and salt to taste.

Step 4

Spoon into bowls, top with the remaining basil leaves, more parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil.

Ingredients
Based on 2 servings

0.5 tsp Chilli Flakes 1 x Sainsbury's Crushed Chillies 32g
1 Jar Organic White Beans, with their bean stock 1 x Bold Bean Co Organic White Beans 570g
100ml White Wine 1 x Sainsbury's House Pinot Grigio White Wine (Small bottle) 18.7cl
50g Spinach 1 x Sainsbury's Baby Leaf Spinach 120g
2 tbsp Extra VirginOlive Oil, plus extra to serve 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil, Extra Virgin 250ml
1 Red Onion, diced 1 x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose
3 Garlic Cloves, roughly sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Garlic
700ml Veg Stock, from a cube or stock pot 1 x Sainsbury's Veg Stock Pots x4 112g
25g Parmesan, plus extra to serve - or you can use a plant-based alternative. 1 x Sainsbury's Grana Padano Cheese 200g
1 Carrot, diced 1 x Sainsbury's Loose Carrots
2 tsp Smoked Paprika 1 x Sainsbury's Smoked Paprika 44g
2 tbsp Tomato Puree 1 x Sainsbury's Tomato Puree, Double Concentrate 200g
1 tbsp Dried Oregano 1 x Sainsbury's Oregano 12g
400g Chopped Tomatoes 1 x Sainsbury's Chopped Tomatoes Can 400g
1 stick Celery, diced 1 x Sainsbury's Celery
150g Pasta, ideally a small, “soup pasta” like conchigliette, risoni, macaroni 1 x Sainsbury's Macaroni Pasta 500g
15g Fresh Basil 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Basil 30g