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ItalianItalian vegetable soup

Serves 8 | Prep 10 mins | Cook 50 mins

Source: BBC Good Food: Low-fat Feasts

Ingredients

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2 onions, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
4 sticks celery, chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp caster sugar
4 cloves garlic, finely crushed
2 tbsp tomato puree
2 bay leaves
few sprigs thyme
3 courgettes, chopped
1x 400 g can butter beans
1x 400 g can chopped tomatoes
1⅕ litres vegetable stock
100 g Parmesan cheese, grated
140 g small pasta shapes
small bunch basil, shredded
crusty bread, to serve

Instructions

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Gently cook the onions, carrots and celery in the oil in a large pan for until soft. Splash in some water if they stick. Add the sugar, garlic, tomato puree, herbs and courgettes, and cook for on a medium heat until they brown a little.
Tip in the beans, tomatoes and stock, then simmer for . Add half of the cheese and the pasta and simmer for until the pasta cooked. Sprinkle with basil and the remaining cheese and serve with hunky of crusty bread.

Nutrition

Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories 215 kcal	10.8%
Total Fat 6 g	7.7%
Saturated Fat 3 g	15.0%
Carbohydrates 30 g	10.9%
Dietary Fibre 5 g	17.9%
Sugars 12 g	24.0%
Protein 11 g	22.0%
Sodium 1.06 g	46.1%

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