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Soup with tortellini

Name: Soup with tortellini
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian recipes
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

Published: 31 Oct 10
Updated: 18 Mar 24

This recipe is a more filling version of a classic minestrone soup. Top it with pesto for extra flavour.

Easy
November 2010

Test kitchen approved

Serves 2
Takes 10 minutes to make, 20-25 minutes to cook

This recipe is a more filling version of a classic minestrone soup. Top it with pesto for extra flavour.

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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

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Method

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.
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.
Ladle into warm bowls, top with pesto and serve with slices of crusty bread.