Minestrone soup

Subject: Minestrone soup Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:05 am

My daughter has just sent me this recipe from her Slimming World recipe folder. I have eaten it previously at her home and it is so delicious...

serves 4 & you can freeze it as well

ingredients
fry light (or oil)
1 onion finely chopped
i garlic clove, crushed ( I use the lazy garlic stuff from the supermarket)
2 carrots, chopped
2 sticks of celery, chopped375g/14oz can of chopped tomatoes
1.2 litres/2pts vegetable stock
57g/20oz dried spaghetti, broken into short lengths
113g/4oz frozen peas
170g/6oz green cabbage, chopped
1 leek, chopped
1 tsp dried basil
salt & pepper

method
put the oil/fry light in a frying pan & cook the onion for
about 5 mins until soft. Add the garlic, carrots & celery &
contiue cooking for 2-3 minutes

add the tomatoes, stock & spaghetti & bring to the boil, reduce the heat & simmer for about 20 minutes

stir in the frozen peas, cabbage, leek & basil & simmer
for a further 20 mins, adding a little water if necessary. season to
taste.

Enjoy!

Jacquie x
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Subject: Re: Minestrone soup Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:15 pm

Sounds delicious! I will be trying this one.