Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

1 lrg onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, diced
Olive oil
1 large carrot, chopped
4 celery stalks and leaves, sliced
1 can of beans, drained and washed
4 potatoes, cubed
2 L of beef or chicken stock
1 tin tomatoes
1 bunch of parsley
Any other herbs (dried oregano, basil ect)
Salt and pepper
Parmesan cheese to taste

Serve with garlic bread
2 tbsp olive oil
1 clove crushed garlic
2 - 4 crusty bread rolls

Method

1) Fry off onion and garlic in olive oil on a medium temperature until onion it translucent.

2) Add carrots, celery stalks and green beans and fry for 5 minutes.
3) Transfer to slow cooker


4) Add stock, tin tomatoes and herbs.
5) Slow cook until until vegetables are tender. Add salt and pepper to taste.


Garlic rolls
7) Combine garlic & olive oil in a bowl. Use basting brush to spread over rolls. Place on a baking tray, and bake in oven fir 10-15 minutes or until toasted
8) Serve soup with Parmesan cheese sprinkled to taste, and garlic breads.