Autumnal Minestrone with Smoked Bacon and Butterbeans

Wed, 23 November 2022

Ingredients

• 200g smoked bacon
• 2 leeks washed and diced
• 2 sticks celery
• 2 carrots peeled and diced
• 1 onion peeled and diced
• 2 clove of garlic crushed and chopped
• Chopped thyme
• 2 tbs olive oil
• 1 tin tomato
• 1.5lt chicken stock
• 1 tin chopped tomatoes
• 1 tin cooked butterbeans
• 100g spaghetti
• Fresh parsley 2 tablespoons
• Salt +pepper

Method
1. Pour the olive oil in a heavy based pot, sauté the bacon until crispy, add the leeks, celery
carrots and onions until soft; add the garlic, sauté for a further 2 minutes season with salt and pepper.