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Minestrone With Spelt Pasta

Here's how you make Minestrone With Spelt Pasta
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 300 grams fennel, coarsely chopped
  • 1 yellow onion, coarsely chopped
  • 2 celery ribs, trimmed and coarsely chopped
  • 1 carrot, coarsely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 2 litres (8 cups) water
  • 2 cans (400 grams) diced tomatoes (no-added-salt)
  • 150 grams dried spelt pasta
  • 2 cans (400 grams) four bean mix (rinsed)
  • 175 grams cavolo nero, chopped coarsely (kale can be substituted)
  • 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese (fresh)
  • 1 tablespoon thyme leaves
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and cook fennel, onion, celery and carrot, stirring occasionally, for 6 minutes or until onion is soft.

  • Step 2: Add garlic and thyme to the pan; cook, stirring for 2 minutes and then add the water, tomatoes and pasta and bring to the boil, reduce heat to low, simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes and then remove thyme sprigs.

  • Step 3: Add beans and cavolo nero (or Kale), simmer, uncovered for 2 minutes or until cavolo nero is just wilted and season with pepper and top with cheese and thyme leaves to serve.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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