SPRINGTIME MINESTRONE

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This simple soup makes the most of Spring veg and will become a favourite standby for a quick lunch or supper

Provided by Good Food team

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

200g mixed green vegetable (we used asparagus, broad beans and spring onions)
700ml hot vegetable stock
140g cooked pasta (spaghetti works well, chopped into small pieces)
215g can butter beans , rinsed and drained
3 tbsp green pesto

Steps:

Place the green vegetables in a medium-size saucepan, then pour over the stock. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the vegetables are cooked through, about 3 mins. Stir in the cooked pasta, beans and 1 tbsp of pesto. Warm through, then ladle into bowls and top each with another drizzle of pesto.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 125 calories, Fat 4 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 16 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium