Easy And Hearty Veggie Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 300 ml passata (to taste or thicken)
• 500 ml vegetable stock (i used a strongly flavoured one)
• 250 g fresh tortellini (fresh filled pasta) or 250 g fresh ravioli (fresh filled pasta)
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 carrots (peeled and diced)
• 1 cup frozen vegetables (whatever you have to hand)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, crushed (to taste)
• 1 shallot (roughly chopped)
• 1 teaspoon chili flakes (to taste)
• salt and pepper (to taste, i used a lot of pepper and not much salt)
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (vegetarian, for serving) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 put the oil, chopped shallot, crushed garlic and chopped carrot in a large saucepan. heat for 2-3 minutes stirring occasionally.
• 2 add the passata and tomatoes, heat for 2-3 minutes, stir occasionally.
• 3 add the hot vegetable stock and frozen vegetables. boil and then reduce to a gentle simmer for about 20 minutes. stir occasionally and taste for the thickness, adjust with more passata or stock as required.
• 4 add the chilli flakes, salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 add the pasta, simmer for 5 minutes (or as per packet instructions).
• 6 serve - it is lovely with crusty bread and grated parmesan if you have it.