Author: Mrs Organised• Add oil, garlic and bacon to a large pot and simmer gently for 2 – 3 minutes. • Add carrot, celery, brown onion and potatoes and cook for a further 2 – 3 minutes. • Add crushed tomatoes, beef stock and bay leaf and simmer gently until vegetables are half cooked. • Add macaroni, cannellini beans, tomato paste, corn, green beans and cabbage and simmer gently until pasta is just cooked. • Season with salt and pepper and serve sprinkled with parmesan chees and basil leaves.
Ingredients ...
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
8 pieces shortcut bacon, diced
1 carrot, peeled and diced
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 brown onion, peeled and sliced
1 large potato, peeled and diced into large cubes
800g can crushed tomatoes
5 cups (1.25 litres) beef stock
1 bay leaf
⅓ cup dried macaroni (or other pasta)
400g can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons tomato paste
400g can corn kernels
100g green beans, chopped into 1 inch pieces
100g cabbage, roughly sliced
salt, pepper to taste
parmesan cheese
basil leaves
Method ...
Add oil, garlic and bacon to a large pot and simmer gently for 2 – 3 minutes.
Add carrot, celery, brown onion and potatoes and cook for a further 2 – 3 minutes.
Add crushed tomatoes, beef stock and bay leaf and simmer gently until vegetables are half cooked.
Add macaroni, cannellini beans, tomato paste, corn, green beans and cabbage and simmer gently until pasta is just cooked.
Season with salt and pepper and serve sprinkled with parmesan chees and basil leaves.
Recipe by Mrs Organised at http://www.mrsorganised.com.au/2015/07/24/minestrone-soup-hearty-healthy-and-delicious/