Bean & barley soup
Low-fat, vegetarian and super-healthy, this filling one-pot lunch or dinner is packed with chickpeas, butter beans and pearl barley
Classic minestrone soup
Serves 4 - 6
Easy
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Whip up this classic Italian vegetable soup with a rich tomato base and pasta. It's low in calories and packed with fibre and vitamin C
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- 3 tbsp olive oilplus extra to serve
- 1 onionfinely chopped
- 1 celery stickfinely chopped
- 1 carrotpeeled and finely chopped
- 1 courgettefinely chopped
- 70g diced smoked pancetta
- 1 large garlic clovecrushed
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- 1 x 400g can cannellini beans
- 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 1.2 litre vegetable stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 70g small pasta
- 100g greens- kale, chard or cavolo nero work well
- handful of basil
- finely grated parmesanto serve
Nutrition: Per serving (6)
- kcal225low
- fat10glow
- saturates2g
- carbs22g
- sugars8g
- fibre7ghigh
- protein9g
- salt0.98g
Method
step 1
Heat the oil in a large saucepan or casserole pot over a low-medium heat and gently fry the onion, celery, carrot, courgette and pancetta for 10 mins. Add the garlic and oregano, and cook for 1 min. Tip in the beans, chopped tomatoes, purée, stock and bay leaf. Season to taste. Bring to the simmer and cook for 30 mins.
step 2
Add the pasta and greens, and cook for a further 10 mins. Ladle into bowls and scatter with the basil and some parmesan.
