Minestrone soup with bread
Italian40 mins£0.66 a portionVegetarianFreezes well

Ingredients
Serves 4
- Brown onions150g
- Carrots200g
- Leeks250g
- Chopped tomatoes1 × 400g tin
- Red kidney beans1 × 400g tin
- Spaghetti100g
- Stock cubes2 cubes
- Frozen garden peas100g
- Sliced wholemeal breadto serve
Plus salt and pepper. About £2.64 for the amounts used.
Method
- 1
Finely chop 1 onion, 200g carrots and 250g leeks and fry in a little oil for 8 minutes.
- 2
Add 1 tin chopped tomatoes, 2 stock cubes and 1.2 litres boiling water. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- 3
Break 100g spaghetti into short pieces and add with 1 drained tin kidney beans. Simmer for 10 minutes, adding 100g frozen peas for the last 3 minutes.
- 4
Season and serve with bread from the loaf.
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