Bacon Minestrone Soup
Bacon Minestrone Soup, a hearty dish made with simple ingredients and minimum effort. It's a quick and easy recipe that can be enjoyed by the whole family, and it's a perfect weekday dinner when time is short.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 459kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup bacon lardons
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes (400 g, 13 oz)
- 1 cup pasta (200 g)
- 2 potatoes
- 1 carrot
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 cup kidney beans (200 g)
- 3 cups chicken stock/broth (750 ml)
- 1 teaspoon mixed Italian herbs
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup frozen spinach
- 30 g butter
Instructions
- In a large pot, add the bacon lardons and fry until golden brown.
- Remove from the heat, and set aside.
- In the same pot, melt the butter, and add the peeled and chopped onion - fry until it begins to soften, then add the peeled and chopped garlic and chopped tomatoes.
- Leave to cook for 2-3 minutes so it can bubble up, then add the peeled and chopped potatoes, carrot, celery, beans, cooked bacon and stock.
- Leave to cook with the lid on until the veggies are tender.
- Throw in the frozen spinach, herbs, and season with salt and pepper.
- Serve hot!
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Notes
- where the amounts listed are in cups, it's a measuring cup. If used for liquids, a measuring cup is 250 ml. For other ingredients, it's an actual full cup, the weight will be different.
Nutrition
Calories: 459kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 992mg | Potassium: 782mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 7209IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 3mg