Minestrone Soup

What you'll need

Serves 2 (meals)

The easy bit

Heat olive oil in large saucepan, add bacon, onion, garlic, carrot and celery and cook for 3 minutes until onion is soft and fragrant.
Add chicken stock, tomatoes and tomato paste.
Bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
Add cabbage, beans and zucchini and cook for a further 10 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper and serve with parmesan.

Tip: For a vegetarian option, replace the chicken stock with vegetable stock and omit the bacon.

Ingredients & Nutritional Information

Energy 1070kJ
Protein 19g
Fat 14g
Carbs 10g

15 Reviews

Vicki

Mon Sep 12, 2016 at 6:52 PM

If anyone uses a pressure cooker put all ingredients in and set to soup for 20mins and it's perfect!

Vicki

Sun Sep 11, 2016 at 8:49 PM

This was great. I didn't like the smell and thought I wouldn't like it but it was the best! I didn't add beans, bacon, cheese or cabbage the second time I made it and it tasted the same, maybe a bit better! Also saved me some carbs/sugar/calories :-)

SlimmerMe72

Tue Jul 08, 2014 at 1:07 PM

Really tasty, whole family enjoyed it for lunch. About to make it again,so quick and easy, is a real bonus too, wlll be a firm favourite.

Cassie2013

Tue Dec 31, 2013 at 7:07 PM

Had this for Dinner tonight, Yum

Celebrity_Slim_Expert

Fri Sep 13, 2013 at 11:22 AM

Hi Dr Vicki, you'll notice that there's a tip at the end of the instructions that says "Tip: For a vegetarian option, replace the chicken stock with vegetable stock and omit the bacon.". We've included it in the vegetarian category to allow vegetarians an extra recipe choice, since it can be adjusted to be vegetarian-friendly.

Dr Vicki

Thu Sep 12, 2013 at 4:23 PM

This is on the vegetarian recipe page but with bacon and chicken stock it is not vegetarian!

nannyna

Mon Feb 04, 2013 at 7:02 PM

OMG This was really yummy . Thought I should spit it out had to much taste even my whole family love it . Going to try some more reciepes from this site. Thankyou I thought I was to only eat cardboard when dieting

AmyAnderson

Tue Aug 28, 2012 at 2:27 PM

Was very yummy! And my husband enjoyed it to :)

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Celebrity_Slim_Expert

Tue Aug 28, 2012 at 12:06 PM

Sorry AmyAnderson, you're right this recipe does contain bacon. Silly us! Not sure how we missed that; clearly our eyes aren't working properly. We hope you enjoy this yummy soup, with all its bacon-y goodness!

AmyAnderson

Mon Aug 27, 2012 at 4:18 PM

The recipe says: 70g bacon, diced is this wrong?

Celebrity_Slim_Expert

Mon Aug 27, 2012 at 12:58 PM

Hi AmyAnderson, This recipe doesn't contain bacon, but yes you are allowed bacon on the Program, so long as it has been trimmed of all fat before cooking.

AmyAnderson

Mon Aug 27, 2012 at 11:59 AM

We are aloud bacon??

Celebrity_Slim_Expert

Wed Apr 04, 2012 at 11:15 AM

Of course, Blackaby, you can most certainly take a serve of leftovers with you to work the next day. That's a wonderful idea and a great habit to get into. You could even freeze portions of soup to make it last longer - fantastic to have as a healthy meal option when you are short on time or don't have food organised for dinner.

blackaby

Tue Apr 03, 2012 at 6:08 AM

Can these soups be halved, refridgerated and reheated and put in a flask for work.

tmw5syd

Thu Feb 02, 2012 at 9:07 AM

Substitute the Chicken Stock with Veg stock to make this a true vego dish. Would be good if recipes had a break down of nutrition.

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