Healthy Tuscan Bean Soup

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Tuscan Bean Soup is the perfect one pot meal for stormy weather and busy weeknights!  Also, it’s super healthy!  Save some and freeze ahead for next time.

Prep: 15 mins

Cooking: 30 mins

Difficulty: easy

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

To buy:

1 large red onion

1 clove garlic

1 carrot

2 sticks celery

400g can chopped tomatoes

1 tbsp tomato purée

600ml well-flavoured vegetable stock

Handful of chopped parsley

Store-cupboard essentials:

400g can borlotti beans, drained and rinsed

400g can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

75g small pasta shapes of your choice, optional

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 tbsp olive oil

METHOD

PREPARE your veg by chopping

HEAT the oil in a large non-stick saucepan

SAUTE the onion for about 5 mins or until soft.

STIR in the garlic, carrot and celery and cook for a further 5 mins.

ADD the tomatoes, tomato purée, stock and seasoning.

BRING to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 mins or until the vegetables are soft.

REMOVE half of the vegetable mixture and blend until smooth in a food processor. Return to the pan.

ADD the beans & pasta, and simmer for a further 10 mins or until the pasta is cooked.

If using pasta add an extra 200ml of water. 5.

SERVE & garnish with some chopped parsley.

Prep: 15 mins

Cooking: 30 mins

Difficulty: easy

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

To buy:

1 large red onion

1 clove garlic

1 carrot

2 sticks celery

400g can chopped tomatoes

1 tbsp tomato purée

600ml well-flavoured vegetable stock

Handful of chopped parsley

Store-cupboard essentials:

400g can borlotti beans, drained and rinsed

400g can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

75g small pasta shapes of your choice, optional

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 tbsp olive oil

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