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Simple bean soup

  • Time to make: 40 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 400g can tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 3 cups reduced-salt chicken stock
  • 400g can cannellini beans
  • ½ cup brown lentils
  • 2 teaspoons pesto (or use whatever herbs you have on hand)
  • 1 cup green beans (frozen are fine)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat oil in a large saucepan, add onion and garlic and stir until soft. Add tomatoes, stock, lentils, tomato paste and pesto or herbs. Bring to the boil, stir, reduce heat and simmer.

    2 Add the drained cannellini beans and the frozen green beans after 20 minutes and simmer for a further 10 minutes. Add more liquid – water or stock – if you need to.

    3 Serve with chopped fresh coriander or parsley if you have it, a whole grain roll and a side salad.

    Variations

    Jazz it up: Add chopped leftover sausages, bacon, chopped vegetables like kumara, potato, broccoli or cauliflower.

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