Name: Easy minestrone
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 chicken breast, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, chopped; 1 carrot, chopped; 1 celery stalk, chopped; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1 litre chicken stock; 400 gram can diced tomatoes; 1/2 cup short pasta; chopped parsley, to serve

Easy minestrone

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

35M

Total

50M

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 chicken breast, chopped

1 onion, chopped

1 fennel bulb, trimmed, chopped

1 carrot, chopped

1 celery stalk, chopped

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 litre chicken stock

400 gram can diced tomatoes

1/2 cup short pasta

chopped parsley, to serve

Method

1.In a large saucepan, heat oil on high. Saute chicken, onion, fennel, carrot, celery and garlic 4-5 minutes until onion is tender.

2.Stir in tomato paste and dried herbs. Then add stock and tomatoes and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, covered, 15 minutes.

3.Stir through pasta. Simmer, uncovered, a further 10-15 minutes until pasta is tender. Serve sprinkled with parsley.

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