Minestrone soup
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
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- 200g smoked bacon lardons
- 3 small leekshalved lengthways and cut into chunks
- 1 litre chicken stock
- 1 parmesan rindoptional
- 75g small pasta shapes
- 200g baby leaf greensstems removed and shredded
- parmesanto serve
Nutrition:
- kcal272low
- fat10.9g
- saturates4.2g
- carbs18.1g
- sugars3.8g
- fibre7.1g
- protein22g
- salt2g
Method
step 1
Cook the lardons in a non-stick pan for 5 minutes until the fat renders down and they start to crisp. Add the leeks, stir, and put a lid on. Cook gently, stirring now and then for 10 minutes, until soft.
step 2
Pour in the chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Add the parmesan rind, if using, and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the pasta and simmer until almost tender then add the greens and cook for 3-4 minutes. Fish out the parmesan rind and discard. Spoon the soup into bowls and serve with extra parmesan if you like.
