Hearty Minestrone Soup | Philips

Ingredients

• millilitres of chicken or vegetable stock, preferably organic
• tablespoons of olive oil
• rashers of smoked streaky bacon or pancetta, chopped
• fresh bay leaf
• small red onions, peeled and halved
• carrots, peeled
• sticks of celery, trimmed
• of a fennel bulb
• of garlic, peeled and finely chopped
• small bunch of fresh basil, leaves picked and stalks finely chopped
• x 400 grams of tins plum tomatoes
• millilitres of red wine
• small courgettes, quartered and sliced
• spinach, washed
• grams of cannellini or borlotti beans , drained
• grams of mini pasta shapes
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• grams of freshly grated Parmesan cheese, to serve
• extra virgin olive oil