Simple summer minestrone soup
- Published: 30 Jun 11
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
A recipe made for the summer months – simple minestrone soup is light, healthy and quick to throw together.
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Ingredients
- 140g pancetta cubes
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1.25 litres good-quality chicken stock, hot
- 100g spaghetti, broken into pieces
- 550g summer vegetables such as roughly chopped carrots, french beans (topped) and podded broad beans
- Large handful of fresh basil leaves
- Parmesan to serve
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Method
- Fry the pancetta until crisp. Stir in the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Add the stock, spaghetti and any of the firmer vegetables such as the carrots. Simmer gently for 8-10 minutes, then add the rest of the vegetables.
- Cook for 1-2 minutes until the veg are tender. Stir through the basil, reserving a few leaves to scatter on top, then season. Serve topped with Parmesan shavings.
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- Recipe from July 2011 Issue
Nutrition
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 237kcals
- Fat
- 8.2g (3.1g saturated)
- Protein
- 11.1g
- Carbohydrates
- 19.3g (3.5g sugars)
- Fibre
- 5.3g
- Salt
- 1.5g
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