Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, not-exactly minestrone soup. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Not-exactly Minestrone Soup is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Not-exactly Minestrone Soup is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have not-exactly minestrone soup using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Not-exactly Minestrone Soup:

1. Prepare Oil
2. Make ready onion, chopped
3. Make ready garlic, chopped
4. Take tomato purée
5. Take leek, sliced
6. Make ready carrots, diced
7. Prepare pepper, deseeded and diced
8. Make ready chestnut mushrooms, chopped
9. Prepare cherry tomatoes, halved
10. Get tin chopped tomatoes
11. Get vegetable stock. “Marigold” or stock cubes fine
12. Make ready dried pasta. I’ve used Trofie but otherwise break large types of pasta into pieces
13. Get tin cannelloni beans, drained
14. Take cabbage in strips. The core stalk has also been used, diced
15. Make ready each dried oregano and thyme
16. Make ready dried basil
17. Prepare Grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions to make Not-exactly Minestrone Soup:

1. Heat the oil in a stock pot or large saucepan. Gently fry the onion for 3 minutes, only stirring to avoid sticking.
2. Add the garlic and fry for a further minute. Then stir in the tomato purée, pepper, mushrooms and the leek and continue to fry gently for another 2 minutes.
3. Stir in the carrots and continue gently frying for 2 minutes or until all the vegetables are nicely softened but not browned. Add the cherry tomatoes and give it all another gentle stir.
4. Add the tinned tomatoes and the stock. Gently but throughly stir, add the oregano, thyme and basil, bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer, put a lid on and cook for 15 minutes.
5. Add the beans and the pasta, stir and continue to cook until the pasta is cooked, around 8-12 minutes.
6. Stir in the cabbage and cook for a further 2-3 minutes. Then season to taste and serve piping hot, with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.

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