Fry the onion gently in the olive oil for a couple of minutes (you can add some garlic if you like).

Add the carrots, celery, courgettes, beans and potatoes and fry gently.

Add the tomatoes, water, stockcube, salt and pepper and bring to the boil.

Add the cabbage and white beans.

Simmer gently until potatoes and carrots are cooked.

Add extra water if the soup is too thick.

Meanwhile in a separate pan cook the macaroni according to instructions (if you cook it in the soup its likely to stick to the bottom of the pan!)

Drain and add the macaroni to the soup.

Serve the soup with a sprinkling of chopped parsley and grated parmesan.