5:2 Diet - Minestrone Soup

5:2 Diet - Minestrone Soup is a soup that serves 10. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 112 calories. For 52 cents per serving, this recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 201 person were impressed by this recipe. Several people really liked this Mediterranean dish. It will be a hit at your Winter event. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. If you have spinach, parsley, celery, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Tinned Tomatoes. Overall, this recipe earns a tremendous spoonacular score of 87%. Try The Balanced Diet: Minestrone Soup with Turkey Sausage and Fennel, Diet Soup, and Easy Diet Turkey Soup for similar recipes.

Servings: 10

 

Ingredients:

2 x 400g tins cannellini beans

8 medium carrots, chopped

2 stalks of celery, chopped

2 medium courgettes (zucchini), chopped

2 fat cloves garlic, crushed

1 onion, finely chopped

a generous handful fresh parsley, chopped

150g lubella strand pasta (or other)

1 tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

a good grinding of salt & freshly ground pepper

100g spinach, chopped

2 tbsp tomato puree

3 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes

5 pints/10 cups vegetable stock

Equipment:

Cooking instruction summary:

1. Saute the onion in garlic in the rapeseed oil until soft and translucent. Then add the celery, courgette and carrots and cook gently for a few minutes.2. Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, beans, spinach and vegetable stock. Mix well and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and leave it to simmer gently for 15 minutes.3. Add the pasta and cook for another 15 minutes. Season and add the fresh herbs.4. Enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Saute the onion in garlic in the rapeseed oil until soft and translucent. Then add the celery, courgette and carrots and cook gently for a few minutes.

2. Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, beans, spinach and vegetable stock.

3. Mix well and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and leave it to simmer gently for 15 minutes.

4. Add the pasta and cook for another 15 minutes. Season and add the fresh herbs.

5. Enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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111k Calories
3g Protein
2g Total Fat
20g Carbs
20% Health Score
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Calories
111k
6%

Fat
2g
3%

  Saturated Fat
0.22g
1%

Carbohydrates
20g
7%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
251mg
11%

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Protein
3g
8%

Vitamin A
9563IU
191%

Vitamin K
69µg
66%

Vitamin C
19mg
24%

Manganese
0.45mg
22%

Selenium
9µg
14%

Potassium
490mg
14%

Fiber
3g
13%

Folate
52µg
13%

Vitamin B6
0.23mg
12%

Magnesium
35mg
9%

Phosphorus
81mg
8%

Vitamin E
1mg
7%

Copper
0.14mg
7%

Vitamin B2
0.11mg
7%

Vitamin B3
1mg
6%

Vitamin B1
0.09mg
6%

Iron
0.99mg
6%

Calcium
47mg
5%

Zinc
0.62mg
4%

Vitamin B5
0.37mg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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