Sunshine Minestrone

Name: Sunshine Minestrone
Total time: 2100 s
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 100 g chopped pancetta or bacon; 1/2 tbsp oil; 1 leek or onion; 1 carrot; 1 stick celery; 1/2 a white cabbage; 1 carton chopped tomatoes; 500 ml good-quality chicken stock; Black pepper

Kelly Wiltshire @cook_14223334

A cheap and nutritious fail-safe recipe, perfect for cold winter nights; add some tabasco or chilli sauce for an extra-warm kick.

Kelly Wiltshire @cook_14223334

A cheap and nutritious fail-safe recipe, perfect for cold winter nights; add some tabasco or chilli sauce for an extra-warm kick.

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Ingredients

35 mins

100 gchopped pancetta or bacon
1/2 tbspoil
1leek or onion
1carrot
1 stickcelery
1/2a white cabbage
1 cartonchopped tomatoes
500 mlgood-quality chicken stock
Black pepper

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Steps

35 mins

1

Dice or chop the vegetables, keeping the cabbage separate.
2

Heat the oil and cook the pancetta or bacon for a couple of minutes, then add the leek or onion, carrot and celery and stir.
3

When the vegetables are beginning to soften add the chopped tomatoes and stock, plus pepper to taste. Simmer for 20 minutes.
4

Add the chopped white cabbage and stir. Continue to simmer for 15 minutes.
5

Enjoy with cheese on toast, or you can add small pasta shapes at Stage 4 and cook them in the soup for something even more substantial. You may need to add more stock if you do this.