Italian Soups Recipes - Microwave Minestrone (Minestrone alla Microonda) Recipe

Ingredients

• 300 ml/ 1 1/4 cups vegetable stock

• 300 ml/1 1/4 cups boiling water

• 150 g/5 oz/1 small can baked beans in tomato sauce

• 2 carrots, finely diced

• 1 leek, cut into 2.5 cm/1 in rings

• 50 g/2 oz quick-cook macaroni

• 225g/8 oz/1 small can tomatoes

• 1 garlic clove, crushed

• 1 celery stick, sliced

• 1 onion, chopped

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 15 ml/1 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

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Method:

1. Combine all the ingredients except the Parmesan cheese in a bowl.

2. Cover with Clingfilm (plastic wrap), pierce once or twice and microwave on full for 8 minutes. Stir well and cook again for 10 minutes. Leave to stand for 5 minutes. Serve in individual bowls and sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.