Recipe: Minestrone Soup

I've been feeling a little under the weather today. Lack of sleep, a busy weekend at work, and a few semi-stressful things happening have left me a bit drained. So, I've taken to the couch with a massive bowl of this soup, the US Office on Netflix and a pot of green tea. Being productive can wait for another day!

Minestrone recipe

three large carrots, roughly chopped

one large onion, roughly chopped

1/2 savoy cabbage, shredded

2 handfuls of spinach

400g tin of beans of your choice

400g tin of chopped tomatoes

150g small pasta

2l vegetable stock

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp tomato puree

1 tsp basil

1 tsp oregano

• Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the carrots, onion and garlic for five minutes until softened
• Add the vegetable stock, tinned tomatoes and tomato puree, bring to the boil and then simmer for ten minutes
• Stir in the tinned beans, pasta and herbs and boil for a further ten minutes
• Just before you're ready to serve add the cabbage and spinach and cook for two minutes
• Season and serve

Soup is one of my favourite things to cook. It's so simple, a great vitamin boost and perfect for making in bulk. This one takes about half an hour to make, and I've already had two bowls today so it's definitely delicious!