Four seasons minestrone

Name: Four seasons minestrone
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: BASE RECIPE; 2 onions; 2 large carrots; 2 sticks of celery; olive oil; 2 fresh bay leaves; optional: 1 rasher of higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon; 2 litres organic veg or chicken stock; 1 x 400g tin of cannellini beans; ½ a Savoy or spring cabbage; 150g dried spaghetti or fregola; 60g Parmesan cheese; extra virgin olive oil; 4 slices of wholemeal bread; Choose your SEASONAL VEG combo: you want 750g of extra veg in total, so how you divvy that up is your choice

A celebration of beautiful veggies

1 hr 10 mins

Not Too Tricky

serves 4

About the recipe

Each veg combo here guarantees we get all of our 5-a-day portions from just one serving – what a lovely bowlful. Used minimally for seasoning, Parmesan is a good calcium source.

Super Food Family Classics, p212

nutrition per serving

Calories

28%

Fat

20%

Saturates

22%

Sugars

20%

Salt

15%

Protein

66%

Carbs

28%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Super Food Family Classics

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

BASE RECIPE

2 onions

2 large carrots

2 sticks of celery

olive oil

2 fresh bay leaves

optional: 1 rasher of higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon

2 litres organic veg or chicken stock

1 x 400g tin of cannellini beans

½ a Savoy or spring cabbage

150g dried spaghetti or fregola

60g Parmesan cheese

extra virgin olive oil

4 slices of wholemeal bread

Choose your SEASONAL VEG combo: you want 750g of extra veg in total, so how you divvy that up is your choice

Method

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For the full recipe, head to page 212 of Jamie's cookbook, Super Food Family Classics.

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