Vegan minestrone
Waitrose and Partners

Vegan minestrone

A great-value, hearty soup that packs in plenty of fibre. For even more flavour, add a squeeze of lemon and top with a vegan hard cheese (or non-vegan Parmigiano Reggiano), if you have these to hand.

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VeganVegetarianHealthyHigh fibre2 of your 5 a day
  • Serves4
  • CourseLunch
  • Prepare10 mins
  • Cook30 mins
  • Total time40 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Essential Olive Oil
  • 1 Essential Leek, halved and sliced
  • 2 Essential Carrots, sliced
  • 2 stalks Essential Celery, finely sliced
  • 2 clove/s garlic, crushed
  • 1 tbsp Essential Tomato Purée
  • 400g can Essential Cannellini Beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 x 28g Knorr Vegetable Stock Pot
  • 100g Essential Macaroni
  • 100g baby leaf greens, trimmed and shredded

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the leek, carrots, celery, garlic and a pinch of salt. Fry, stirring regularly, for 10 minutes until soft. Meanwhile, boil a kettle full of water.

  2. Add the tomato purée and stir for 1 minute. Add the beans, stock pot (or 2 stock pots for extra flavour) and 1.75 litres just-boiled water. Simmer for 10 minutes.

  3. Stir in the pasta and simmer for 8 minutes, adding the baby leaf greens for the final 4 minutes. Top with a grinding of black pepper.

Cook’s tip

This recipe is ideal for using up bits and bobs in your storecupboard. Any canned beans or small dried pasta will work just as well.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

1,152kJ/ 275kcals

Fat

9.8g

Saturated Fat

2g

Carbohydrates

33g

Sugars

7.2g

Fibre

9.5g

Protein

10g

Salt

0.4g

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