Four bowls of minestrone soup, with pasta and bacon

Minestrone soup

Name: Minestrone soup
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 200g smoked bacon lardons; 3 small leeks halved lengthways and cut into chunks; 1 litre chicken stock; 1 parmesan rind optional; 75g small pasta shapes; 200g baby leaf greens stems removed and shredded; parmesan to serve

Published: January 2, 2022 at 11:02 AM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 25 mins

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Smoky bacon minestrone soup is rich in flavour, packed with nutritious winter vegetables and takes under 30 minutes to prepare. Serve with a sprinkling of parmesan

Low calorie

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Parmesan rind gives a rich savoury depth to stocks and soups. Bag them up when you’ve used all the cheese and freeze so you have one when you need it.

Ingredients

Nutrition

200g smoked bacon lardons
3 small leeks

halved lengthways and cut into chunks
1 litre chicken stock
1 parmesan rind

optional
75g small pasta shapes
200g baby leaf greens

stems removed and shredded
parmesan

to serve

Nutrition: per serving

kcal272

low
fat10.9g
saturates4.2g
carbs18.1g
sugars3.8g
fibre7.1g
protein22g
salt2g

Method

step 1

Cook the lardons in a non-stick pan for 5 minutes until the fat renders down and they start to crisp. Add the leeks, stir, and put a lid on. Cook gently, stirring now and then for 10 minutes, until soft.
step 2

Pour in the chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Add the parmesan rind, if using, and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the pasta and simmer until almost tender then add the greens and cook for 3-4 minutes. Fish out the parmesan rind and discard. Spoon the soup into bowls and serve with extra parmesan if you like.

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