Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, mighty minestrone. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Mighty Minestrone is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Mighty Minestrone is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mighty minestrone using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Mighty Minestrone:
- Prepare 1 onion, diced
- Prepare 1 carrot, diced
- Make ready 1 stick celery, diced
- Prepare 2 cloves garlic, crushed/finely chopped
- Take 1 courgette, diced
- Prepare 2 small pots, diced
- Take 2 heaped tbsp tomato puree
- Take 1 L veg stock (I use Kallo)
- Get 2 bay leaves
- Take 1 can borlotti beans, drained and rinsed
- Prepare 1 handful shredded cavolo nero
- Take 2 handfuls small pasta or broken up spaghetti
- Make ready Parmesan rinds or vegetarian alternative
- Make ready Extra virgin or rapeseed oil
- Prepare Salt and pepper
- Get (Optional) 1 tsp of green pesto
Steps to make Mighty Minestrone:
- Add a lug of oil into a large pan. Add the onion, carrot and celery and soften for 5-6 minutes until translucent. Add the garlic and soften for 2 more minutes.
- Add the tomato puree to the pan, stir and cook out for 2 minutes. Add the potatoes and stock. Bring to the boil then add the courgette, borlotti beans, pasta, Parmesan rinds (or veggi alternative if using), bay leaves and seasoning.
- Simmer for around 15 mins until the potatoes and pasta are cooked. A couple of minutes from the end, add the cavolo nero and add a drop more water if you need to make it more ‘soupy’.
- Pull out the rinds and bay leaves. Serve with grated Parmesan and teaspoon of pesto on top of each bowl, if using.
- Don’t have borlotti beans? Use pinto or cannellini beans - -No Parmesan rinds? Don’t let it stop you, just save them in a bag in the fridge or freezer for next time….they keep for ages! - -No cavolo nero? Use kale as an alternative or spinach - -Feel free to add and interchange vegetables that you have or that need using up.
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