Who would have thought that this comforting Pantry Minestrone Recipe could be made with just five ingredients?
10 Minutes 30 Minutes Easy Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 leek, very thinly sliced
- 2 carrots, peeled and halved lengthways, then chopped
- 300ml (10fl oz) versatile tomato sauce
- 4 tbsp dried margheritine soup pasta
- Small handful of frozen or fresh peas
- Generous pinch of sea salt and black pepper
Method
- Heat the oil in a large pan, add the leek and carrots and cook over a medium heat for at least 5 minutes until the carrots begin to soften.
- Pour in the tomato sauce and 1 litre (1¾ pints) just-boiled water, then simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the pasta and cook for a further 10 minutes
- Stir through the peas and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and season generously to taste with sea salt and black pepper.
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