Use Cappelletti pasta in this minestrone soup recipe to make it really hearty and delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 100g Waitrose Ready to Sauté Soffritto (or 100g chopped onion, carrot and celery)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 227g tin chopped tomatoes with herbs in tomato juice
- 500ml vegetable stock
- 150g tin cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 small courgette, sliced in half lengthways, then into half rounds
- ½ x 250g pack Del Ugo Cappelletti al Parmigiano
- 3 tbsp fresh pesto
Method
- 1. Heat the olive oil in a pan over a gentle heat. Add the soffritto and fry for 5 minutes, then stir in the garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.
- 2. Add the tomatoes, stock and beans and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Taste and season. Add the courgette and cook for 1 minute. Add the pasta and cook for a further 2-3 minutes until the courgette is tender and the pasta is cooked through.
- 3. Ladle into warm bowls, top with pesto and serve with slices of crusty bread.