Italian Rustic Minestrone Soup with Bacon

Italian Rustic Minestrone Soup with Bacon
Serves 4 | Cooking Time: 60-70 minutes
Ingredients
- 1x15mlsp (1tbsp) Rapeseed oil
- 2 Carrots, peeled and cut into 2cm cubes
- 2 Celery sticks, cut into 2cm chunks
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 12 Rashers of smoked back bacon, cut into bitesize pieces, or lardons
- 2 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 5mlsp (1tsp) Fresh rosemary, chopped
- 5mlsp (1tsp) Dried thyme
- 3x15mlsp (3tbsp) Tomato purée
- 400g Can chopped tomatoes
- 1.2 litres (2pts) Vegetable stock
- 400g Can cannellini beans, drained
- 50g (13/4 oz) Small dried pasta shapes e.g. angel hair, macaroni
- 110g (4oz) Kale, thickly shredded
- Seasoning
Instructions
- In a casserole dish add the oil and fry off the carrots, celery, onion, and bacon for 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic, herbs and tomato purée and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and most of the stock, stir and bring to the boil.
- Cover and reduce the heat to a very low setting and simmer for 45-50 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in the beans and pasta and add the remaining stock if the soup seems too thick.
- Scatter the kale over the top and cover. Cook for 15-20 minutes until the pasta is tender.
- Season to taste and serve.

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