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Alphabet soup

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people (children's portions)
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup alphabet or small-sized pasta (see variations — we used Diamond Footy Shapes)
  • 1 tablespoon good-quality oil (we used macadamia)
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen diced carrot
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen cauliflower florets
  • 400g can diced tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 420g can cannellini beans, rinsed, drained
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Cook pasta according to packet instructions. Drain and set aside. Heat oil in a medium saucepan and stir-fry carrots and cauliflower until soft.

    2 Add tomatoes and thyme and bring to the boil. Remove from heat and add cannellini beans.

    3 Blend soup with a stick blender until smooth. Add 1—1 1/2 cups hot water to make a more soup-like consistency. Add pasta. Serve warm.

    Variations

    • Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pasta.
    • A dash of Light & Creamy Evaporated Milk will soften the tomato flavour (but it won’t be vegan).
    • Try using diced kumara or pumpkin instead of carrots.
    • Add a sliced mushroom to the veges for a different flavour.
    • For a dash of green, sprinkle a tablespoon of chopped fresh parsley on the finished soup.
    • Any small-sized pasta will do in this recipe, eg. orzo, small spirals or Diamond Dino (dinosaur) Shapes.

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