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My kinda Tuscan Soup

Soups are great for a light hearty meal. Easy to make and great for freezing as well. This is my take on a Tuscan Soup which is a tomato based soup with pasta and veg. My version contains chickpeas instead of beans but you can use cannellini beans or any other canned bean you would like. The same with the pasta. You can use any small pasta like orzo, orecchiette or rotini. I used macaroni as that is what I always have in my cupboard. I really love this soup with a chunky piece of sourdough with lots of butter. Enjoy and remember to make it your own.

Ingredients

  • 2tbs Oil
  • 1 Brown Onion, quartered and thinly sliced
  • 1 Shallot, quartered and thinly sliced
  • 2 Cloves Garlic, crushed
  • 2 tbs Fresh Rosemary, chopped
  • 2 Carrots, medium size, quartered and thinly sliced
  • 2 Courgette, medium size, quartered and thinly sliced
  • 90g Spinach, finely sliced
  • 1 can Chickpeas, liquid included
  • 1 can Plum Tomatoes, broken
  • 3 tbs Tomato puree
  • 1 piece parmesan rind, I freeze all my rinds then I can use it again in different recipe for flavouring
  • 750 ml Vegetable stock
  • 1/2 – 1 cup Macaroni, depends how thick you like your soup
  • Salt and freshly ground Black pepper to taste
  • Grated parmesan for garnish

Method

  1. In a pot sautee the onions in the oil until it is soft and golden. About 5-10 min on medium heat with lid on. I stirr it a few times but do try to keep the lid on and the steam in.
  2. Add the garlic and rosemary and stir for 1-2 minutes
  3. Add the carrots, courgette and spinach and stir for 2 minutes
  4. Now add the rest of the ingredients except the pasta and cook on medium heat for 20 minutes. It should slowly simmer not boil.
  5. Lastly add the pasta and cook for 10 minutes.
  6. At this stage you can remove the parmesan rind and season the soup. Sometimes when I make the soup ahead of time I leave the rind in and let the flavours marry with each other. When I am then ready to serve the soup I slowly reheat it and remove the rind before serving.
  7. Serve with a good sprinkle of parmesan and a nice chunky piece of bread.
  8. Enjoy!

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