
Ingredients
- 75g Parmesan, coarsely grated
- 1 packet fresh tulsi, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons of essential olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove clove, crushed
- 2 medium-sized waxy taters (eg Estima), peeled and diced
- 2 carrots, peeled and finely diced
- 2 courgettes, finely diced
- 3 sticks of celery, chopped
- 1 litre water or vegetable stock
- 1 x 227g can chopped tomato plants
- 100g small pasta, eg macaroni
- 1 x 300g can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 225g green spinach, roughly chopped
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Method
- Put the oil inside a large saucepan using the onion and garlic clove and lightly fry for 8-ten minutes before the onion is soft although not brown.
- Add some taters, carrots, courgettes and celery and continue cooking lightly for any further ten minutes, stirring from time to time.
- Add some water (or stock) using the tomato plants, cover and simmer for half an hour.
- Stir within the pasta, kidney beans and also the green spinach and then prepare for ten minutes.
- Season to taste then stir within the tulsi. Sprinkle using the Parmesan and serve with chunks of warm crusty bread.