Easy Minestrone that Kids Love
Ingredients
- 1 red pepper
- 1 peeled carrot
- 1 1 small onion
- 1 1 medium potato
- 100 g frozen peas
- 100 g frozen sweetcorn
- 1 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 400 g tin pasta shapes or hoops in tomato sauce
Instructions
- Finely dice the pepper, carrot, onion and potato
- Gently fry the diced vegetables in a little olive oil until they begin to soften.
- Add the tin of tomatoes, purée, peas and sweetcorn, and bring to a simmer. Simmer for around 5 minutes. You can add a teaspoon of Italian dried herbs, or oregano if you like.
- Add the canned pasta shapes, and warm through for a minute or two.
- Ladle into bowls and be pleased your kids just got at least two of the 5 a day!
Notes
I bulk cook the vegetables then pop spare portions into the freezer in two's. Then all it takes is a few minutes in the microwave, and a smaller can of pasta mixed in at the end, and I have tea for my kids in no time!