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lovely chunky minestrone
Heat your oil in a saucepan and add the chopped bacon, onion, carrots, celery and garlic. Sweat very slowly on a low heat for around 15 to 20 minutes until soft, but not brown. Add tins of tomatoes, jar of red onion and rosemary pasta sauce, courgette, drained beans and the red wine. Give everything a good stir, and then let it all simmer for 15 minutes.When it’s simmered for 15 minutes add your stock and baby pasta. Stir and continue to simmer until the pasta is cooked.
Add your spinach and cook for a further 5 minutes, until the spinach has wilted down.
If you think the soup looks a bit too thick, add a splash more stock to loosen it. Have a taste and season with salt and pepper. Serve drizzled with some extra virgin olive oil over the top. Put the block of Parmesan on the table with a grater and let everyone help themselves. Heaven!
Ingredients
• 1 jar of red onion and rosemary pasta sauce• olive oil
• 4 rashers smoky bacon, finely chopped
• 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 sticks of celery, trimmed and finely chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 x 400g tins good-quality plum tomatoes
• 1 courgette, roughly chopped
• 2 x 400g tins cannellini or borlotti beans, drained
a small wineglass of red wine
• 1 pint chicken stock
• 1 handful of baby pasta or spaghetti, broken up into small pieces
• 2 handfuls of spinach, washed and chopped
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
extra virgin olive oil
grated Parmesan cheese, to serve
9 comments
1. Jules Thu 16 Oct 2008 14:47
Can we get some nutritional info/ how many it serves/ calories info etc ???
2. Jana Sun 12 Oct 2008 22:54
We don't have your sauces here in Portland Oregon. Maybe add in a option for us poor souls.
3. john williams Wed 08 Oct 2008 19:27
trying this one for my work, its a care home where most are set in there ways, fingers crossed
4. sdgsdgs Fri 26 Sep 2008 18:23
looooool
5. jim from sheffield Thu 25 Sep 2008 15:57
this was lovely,I've got 3 recipes for minestrone and theyre all either watery or like a thick veg stew,this is going in my recipe box
6. Beth Kyriakou Sat 20 Sep 2008 07:04
Gonna make this - only problem we don't get your pasta sauces in Singapore - about bringing them out here? Will try with another pasta sauce. Maybe could use a marinata and add fresh rosemary and red onion.
7. esther Sun 14 Sep 2008 20:17
it looks lush!
8. Mauricio Dorneles Mon 08 Sep 2008 21:21
Hi, i´m from Brazil, i´ve made this recipe to my girlfriend and all i have to say is thank you jamie, hehehe.
9. omnia Wed 03 Sep 2008 15:48
waw! it looks delicious !!!!