Quick minestrone with tortellini
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- serves 2
Skip to ingredients
- olive oil
- 1 medium onionchopped
- 2 cloves garliccrushed
- a pinch chilli flakes
- 2 stalks celerychopped
- 1 medium carrotpeeled and cut into large dice
- a small bunch parsleychopped
- 1 courgettescut into large dice
- 1 × 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 500ml vegetable stock
- 250g pack cheese tortellini
Nutrition:
- kcal491
- fat15.4g
- saturates0g
- carbs73.3g
- sugars0g
- fibre7.5g
- protein19.5g
- salt4.17g
Method
step 1
Heat 1 tsp olive oil in a pan. Add the onion and garlic with some seasoning and the chilli flakes.
step 2
Cook for 5 minutes and then add the celery, carrot, ½ the parsley and courgette. Fry for 5 minutes more. Tip in the tomatoes and break up slightly with a wooden spoon. Add the stock and simmer for 10 minutes.
step 3
In a separate pan, cook the tortellini following the pack instructions. Add to the soup, stir well then serve with the remaining chopped parsley.
