Mini minestrone soup recipe
This lovely hearty soup is great for cold weather. You can use any kind of very small pasta. Cut toast fingers or bread fingers to serve with it. They are lovely to dunk into the soup and eat with your fingers. If you are making this for the whole family, increase the quantities by 3 or 4 times (for a family of 4–5).
This makes between 12 and 16 portions, and you can freeze extra portions for later use.
Ingredients
- 2 onions
- 2 red bell peppers
- 1 splash olive oil
- 1 zucchini
- 2 carrots, peeled
- 450 g cans chopped tomatoes, with their juice
- 750 ml low-sodium vegetable or chicken stock
- 50 g very small pasta or spaghetti broken into small pieces
Details
- Cuisine: Italian
- Recipe Type: Soup
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 10 mins
- Cooking Time: 30 mins
- Serves: 16
Step-by-step
- Wash, peel, and chop the onions and peppers. Heat the oil in a skillet, add the onion and pepper, and sauté over a gentle heat for 6–7 minutes, until soft. Transfer to a saucepan.
- Wash and grate the zucchini and carrots, and add them to the saucepan. Add the stock and canned tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Return to the pan, add the pasta, and cook for a further 10 minutes, until the pasta is soft.
- Freeze extra portions in freezerproof containers, label, and use within 3 months. To use from frozen, carefully defrost. Heat through fully before serving.
From 500 Baby and Toddler Foods by Beverley Glock published by Quintet Publishing Ltd, signed copies available from beverleyglock.com
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