How to Prepare Perfect Mighty Minestrone

Mighty Minestrone.

You can have Mighty Minestrone using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mighty Minestrone

1. It's 1 of onion, diced.
2. You need 1 of carrot, diced.
3. It's 1 stick of celery, diced.
4. You need 2 cloves of garlic, crushed/finely chopped.
5. It's 1 of courgette, diced.
6. It's 2 of small pots, diced.
7. Prepare 2 of heaped tbsp tomato puree.
8. You need 1 L of veg stock (I use Kallo).
9. It's 2 of bay leaves.
10. Prepare 1 can of borlotti beans, drained and rinsed.
11. Prepare 1 handful of shredded cavolo nero.
12. Prepare 2 handfuls of small pasta or broken up spaghetti.
13. You need of Parmesan rinds or vegetarian alternative.
14. It's of Extra virgin or rapeseed oil.
15. It's of Salt and pepper.
16. You need of (Optional) 1 tsp of green pesto.

Mighty Minestrone step by step

1. Add a lug of oil into a large pan. Add the onion, carrot and celery and soften for 5-6 minutes until translucent. Add the garlic and soften for 2 more minutes..
2. Add the tomato puree to the pan, stir and cook out for 2 minutes. Add the potatoes and stock. Bring to the boil then add the courgette, borlotti beans, pasta, Parmesan rinds (or veggi alternative if using), bay leaves and seasoning..
3. Simmer for around 15 mins until the potatoes and pasta are cooked. A couple of minutes from the end, add the cavolo nero and add a drop more water if you need to make it more ‘soupy’..
4. Pull out the rinds and bay leaves. Serve with grated Parmesan and teaspoon of pesto on top of each bowl, if using..
5. Don’t have borlotti beans? Use pinto or cannellini beans -No Parmesan rinds? Don’t let it stop you, just save them in a bag in the fridge or freezer for next time….they keep for ages! -No cavolo nero? Use kale as an alternative or spinach -Feel free to add and interchange vegetables that you have or that need using up..