1 medium red onion (chopped)
1 tbsp olive oil
2 diced carrots
1 sweet red pepper (chopped)
1 stick of celery (chopped)
500g passata
600ml hot vegetable stock
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
50g pasta twirls or similar
250g cannellini beans (drained)
Crusty bread

1) To make this tasty Italian minestrone soup firstly cook the chopped red onion in olive oil, in a large pan over a low heat until soft.

2) Next add the carrots, chopped celery, sweet red pepper and stir well (heat for 5 mins stirring occasionally).

3) Add the passata, hot vegetable stock, Worcester sauce and pasta to the pan, stir well and simmer for 15-20 mins until the pasta is soft.

4) Add the cannellini beans to the pan and heat for 5 minutes.

5) Serve with warm crusty bread.