Chunky Vegetable Soup - For Children Who Don't Like Vegetables!

Name: Chunky Vegetable Soup - For Children Who Don't Like Vegetables!
Yield: 6-8 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 medium butternut sqash; Red pepper; Orange pepper; Courgette; Large onion; 3 garlic cloves; Chopped herbs; 200 g pasta; 250 grams cooked chickpeas (remember dried ones may need soaking overnight before cooking); Handfull of french beans; 1 litre bouillon (vegetable stock); Olive oil; Salt; Pepper

Rebbath @cook_8238260

Bristol

This is a wholesome meal for kids, family and friends. Can also be packed into a thermos for a pack lunch. The pasta and chickpeas make it filling.

Rebbath @cook_8238260

Bristol

This is a wholesome meal for kids, family and friends. Can also be packed into a thermos for a pack lunch. The pasta and chickpeas make it filling.

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Ingredients

6-8 servings

1medium butternut sqash
Red pepper
Orange pepper
Courgette
Large onion
3garlic cloves
Chopped herbs
200 gpasta
250 gramscooked chickpeas (remember dried ones may need soaking overnight before cooking)
Handfull of french beans
1 litrebouillon (vegetable stock)
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper

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Steps

1

Chop the squash, pepper, courgette and onion into large chunks and place them in a baking tray. Toss them in olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper. Add any herbs you like to the mix such as parsley, basil or chives. Cook at 200C for 45 minutes.
2

Meanwhile, cook the pasta, chickpeas and beans (healthier steamed) separately, and when cooked add them together and toss them in olive oil and salt and pepper.
3

Put the cooked squash, pepper, courgette and onion mix into a large heavy saucepan with the vegetable stock and bring up to boiling point Then take it off the heat.
4

Part puree the vegetable mixture in the saucepan (easiest with a hand mixer). A thick puree should result with colourful, large vegetable chunks visible too.
5

Leaving them whole, mix the pasta, chickpeas and beans into the vegetable mix in the saucepan.
6

Serve with a sprinkling of spring onion or crispy bacon, or both.
7

Children will pick out the green beans and all the 'yucky' vegetables they recognise and can find. However, they won't realise that the yummy pulp that's left is full of squash, courgette, pepper, onion, garlic, etc!