Ingredients:

• 1 medium red onion (chopped)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 diced carrots
• 1 sweet red pepper (chopped)
• 1 stick of celery (chopped)
• 500g passata
• 600ml hot vegetable stock
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 50g pasta twirls or similar
• 250g cannellini beans (drained)
• Crusty bread

Method:

1. To make this tasty Italian minestrone soup firstly cook the chopped red onion in olive oil, in a large pan over a low heat until soft.

2. Next add the carrots, chopped celery, sweet red pepper and stir well (heat for 5 mins stirring occasionally).

3. Add the passata, hot vegetable stock, Worcester sauce and pasta to the pan, stir well and simmer for 15-20 mins until the pasta is soft.

4. Add the cannellini beans to the pan and heat for 5 minutes. Serve with warm crusty bread. Quick and easy.
Thank you to Tom for this recipe.