Minestrone Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 slice bacon
• 1/4 green pepper
• 1 onion
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 stalk celery
• 1 carrot
• 200 ml chopped tomatoes
• 5 ml tomato puree
• 2 1/2 ml sugar
• 1 pinch basil
• 1 pinch oregano
• 50 g pasta
• 500 ml water
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 15 ml olive oil

Recipe

• 1 finely chop bacon.
• 2 wash, dice and de-seed pepper.
• 3 peel and finely chop onion.
• 4 crush garlic.
• 5 wash and chop celery.
• 6 wash, peel and dice carrot.
• 7 heat oil in a large pot, fry bacon, onion, pepper and garlic for 5mins.
• 8 add remaining ingredients in to pot. bring to boil and simmer for 30mins.
• 9 test for seasoning and serve.