Whatever is in your Kitchen Minestrone
The most versatile minestrone soup recipe ever! Baby led weaning minestrone soup made with anything you have in your kitchen! Baby led weaning dinner idea.
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large white onions
- 6 cloves garlic
- 2 tins chopped tomatoes
- 5 tablespoons tomato puree
- 1 carton pasata
- 6 large plum tomatoes
- 5 tablespoons tomato puree
- 2 tins chopped tomatoes
- 6 large tomatoes or 24 cherry tomatoes
- 2 litres vegetable stock or water
- 200 g pasta shells
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme leaves optional
- Black pepper to season
- Choose 4 tins of beans - kidney beans canellini, butter beans or baked beans rinsed under the tap until the sauce is gone.
- For older children serve with a little sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and fresh thyme leaves.
Method
- Heat the oil in a large pot, then gently fry the onion until it turns translucent. Add the garlic and cook for an extra minute.
- Add the vegetable spears and stir fry until they start to soften slightly, then add the thyme leaves, mustard, tomato puree, tomatoes and water and stir well until it is completely combined.
- Bring to a bubble, then place a lid on the pot and simmer for about 30 minutes.
- Add the butterbeans and pasta, then season with a little pepper. Cover again with the lid and cook until the pasta is almost cooked (about 10 minutes)
- Add the tomatoes last and cook for a further 10 minutes until they are soft.
- Serve the soup warm with a sprinkle of basil leaves and a sprinkle of parmesan or goat cheese and a side of bread.
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