Recipe: Autumn minestrone soup ....

I don't know about any one else but on cold rainy days there is only one thing for me and that's a bowl of nourishing hot soup for lunch. This is one I adapted from a recipe  found here and I can tell you there is both eating and drinking in it! Perfect for those after school/college hungry mouths!!

1 red onion chopped

4 tbsp olive oil

1 stick celery diced
2 carrots sliced
300g butternut squash cut into cubes

1 litre chicken stock

1 clove of garlic

salt and pepper

35g pasta shapes

handful of frozen spinach or kale

parsley chopped

grated parmesan to serve

Directions...

Heat the olive oil on a heavy based pan and add the celery , carrots and squash . Saute for around 5 mins. Add the garlic, then pour on the chicken stock . Stir in the tomato paste and bring to the boil.

Simmer until the pasta is al dente. Add, in the spinach/kale and cook for a further 4 mins. Add parsley and stir.

To serve scatter with sprinkle of Parmesan.

All ready for some Autumn comfort eating!

Have a lovely day:)

Anne xx