Minestrone Soup

Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• 1 onion
• 1   clove garlic, crushed
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium/large  carrot (75g) peeled and diced
• half small stick celery  diced
• ½   X 400g can plum tomatoes, drained and chopped
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• 1 litre chicken or vegetable stock
• 100g Annabel Karmel’s Alphabet Pasta
• 1 bay leaf
• sprig of fresh thyme or pinch dried thyme
• 200g frozen peas
• a little salt and pepper
• fresh grated parmesan

Method

Saute the onion and garlic gently in olive oil for 5 minutes. 

Add the carrot and celery and cook for a further 5 minutes. 

Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, stock, pasta, bay leaf and thyme.  Bring to the boil and simmer for 6 minutes.

Add the peas, bring back to the simmer and cook for a further 3 minutes.  Remove the bay leaf.

If you wish you can serve with a little freshly grated parmesan

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