Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• 1 leek
• 2-3 sticks celery
• 1 onion
• 3 zucchinis
• 1 carrot
• 1/2 small cabbage
• 2 teaspoons chopped parsley
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 teaspoon chopped rosemary
• pepper and salt to taste
• 3 teaspoons tomato paste
• 1 tin 440gms four bean mix
• 1/2 cup noodles (can be added separately)
• 2 teaspoons Master Foods bacon bits
• serves 6

Directions

• Drain beans, dice leeks, carrots, zucchinis, celery and onion. Shred cabbage and chop herbs. Dilute tomato paste with a little water.
• Dry fry garlic, onion, celery, carrot, rosemary and bacon bits, and gently fry for 8-10 minutes.
• Add diluted tomato paste, leek, cabbage, zucchinis, basil, parsley, beans and bean tin of water.
• Cook approximately 30 minutes.
• Add cooked noodles. A little more liquid can be added if required.