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Vegie pasta soup

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Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 6
  • 2.5 serves of vegetables per 
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Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, diced
1 tsp dried Italian herbs
2 garlic cloves, crushed
3 medium potatoes, peeled & diced
2 carrots, diced
2 celery sticks, diced
1 large zucchini, halved, cut diagonally 1cm thick
1.5L reduced-salt  vegetable stock
1 cup macaroni, preferably wholemeal

Savvy swaps

You can swap:

Macaroni
Wholemeal spiral pasta

Tips

  • With lots of vegetables and wholemeal pasta, this recipe is a good source of fibre. Eating a diet high in fibre can help reduce your risk of bowel cancer. 
  • Soup can be a good way to get more vegies in your day. 1 serve of this soup is half your recommended daily requirement for vegetables. 
  • Choose wholemeal pasta for a fibre boost. Fibre helps keep you fuller for longer. 

  • This recipe is a great way to use up vegetables that are a bit old. 
  • The whole celery including the leaves can be used. 
  • You don’t have to peel the carrots, just wash well. 

  • Buy ‘Odd Bunch’, ‘I’m Perfect’ or ‘Imperfect Picks’ vegetables to save money. 
  • Buy onions when on special. Finely chop or slice and put in ziplock bags. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months and use in recipes like this one. 

Method

Step 1
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.

Step 2
Add the onion and herbs and fry for 3 minutes until onion starts to soften. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

Step 3
Add the potatoes, carrots, celery and zucchini and stir well.

Step 4
Stir in the stock, bring to the boil and reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.

Step 5
Add pasta and cook for approximately 10 minutes or until the vegetables are soft and the pasta is cooked through. Add more water if required.


Serving suggestion: Add a can of butter beans or cannellini beans to add more protein and fibre. 

Food safety tip: If you are packing for lunch, the soup needs to be kept hot so pack in a thermos.  

Tips

  • With lots of vegetables and wholemeal pasta, this recipe is a good source of fibre. Eating a diet high in fibre can help reduce your risk of bowel cancer. 
  • Soup can be a good way to get more vegies in your day. 1 serve of this soup is half your recommended daily requirement for vegetables. 
  • Choose wholemeal pasta for a fibre boost. Fibre helps keep you fuller for longer. 

  • This recipe is a great way to use up vegetables that are a bit old. 
  • The whole celery including the leaves can be used. 
  • You don’t have to peel the carrots, just wash well. 

  • Buy ‘Odd Bunch’, ‘I’m Perfect’ or ‘Imperfect Picks’ vegetables to save money. 
  • Buy onions when on special. Finely chop or slice and put in ziplock bags. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months and use in recipes like this one. 

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