Healthy Minestrone Soup

Sometimes we can find ourselves feeling a bit under the weather and what better way to pick ourselves back up and keep on going than to eat a healthy minestrone soup packed full of vegetables. We all need our 2 fruit and 5 veg but this soup will leave you feeling good for days with its rich flavours and healthy greens. What a great winter warmer!

Ingredients:

• 60grams of butter
• 1 large onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 3 carrots
• 2 potatoes
• 60 grams of pumpkin
• 1 zucchini 
• 3 sticks of celery
• 2 fresh tomatoes
• 1 cup of frozen peas
• 1 tin butter beans
• 1/2 cup small pasta

Step 6

Method:

1. Heat butter in large saucepan.
2. Add finely diced onion and crushed garlic.
3. Saute ingredients for 5 minutes before adding the rest of the vegetables which have been finely diced
4. Slowly add the tin of drained beans.
5. Saute for another 5 minutes then add enough water to cover vegetables.
6. Season with salt and pepper and simmer for 3 hours.
7. Half an hour before serving, add the pasta and continue cooking.

Isabella's Tip:
Serve immediately in a large soup bowl with crusty bread. Enjoy!