Grandma-Style Minestrone

Ingredients

• 1 onion · 110 g · 44 kcal
• chopped
• 2 carrots · 122 g · 50 kcal
• diced
• 2 celery stalks · 80 g · 13 kcal
• sliced
• 2 garlic cloves · 8 g · 12 kcal
• crushed
• 400 g chopped tomatoes · 400 g · 72 kcal
• 150 g dried pasta · 150 g · 556 kcal
• 240 g kidney beans · 240 g · 305 kcal
• drained
• 1 litre vegetable stock · 1 g · 0 kcal
• 1 tbsp olive oil · 14 g · 119 kcal
• 1 tsp dried oregano · 1 g · 3 kcal
• 100 g green beans · 100 g · 31 kcal
• trimmed and halved
• salt and black pepper

Method

1. Heat the oil in a large pot and soften the onion, carrots and celery for 6-7 minutes.
2. Add the garlic and oregano and cook for 1 minute, then pour in the tomatoes and stock. Season and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Add the dried pasta and green beans and cook for 8-10 minutes until the pasta is nearly done.
4. Stir in the kidney beans and simmer for 3 more minutes so they warm through without breaking up.
5. Taste, adjust the seasoning, and serve with a slick of olive oil and plenty of grated parmesan if you like.

Nutrition per serving

Computed automatically from this recipe's ingredient list by the GoPlateSmart nutrition engine (typical USDA-style values per 100 g).