Lower Carb Minestrone Print this recipe Details Serves: 6Number of ingredients: 18To prep: 10 minutesTo cook: 35 minutesDifficulty: Easy Nutrition per servingKilojoules: 568Calories: 136 Protein: 6.5gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gCarbohydrates: 11.5gCarbohydrates per 100g: 3gFibre: 5.3gSodium: 300mgPotassium: 769mg Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil听 1 onion, finely chopped听 2 cloves garlic, crushed听 2 celery stalks, finely chopped听 2 carrots, finely chopped听 2 heaped tablespoons tomato paste, salt reduced听听 陆 cup Carisma potato, chopped听 1 zucchini, chopped听 陆 cup green beans, chopped听 陆 teaspoon dried oregano听 陆 teaspoon dried thyme听 2 x 400g can diced tomatoes (salt reduced)听 500mL salt reduced vegetable stock听 1L water听 1 x 400g can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed听 2 cups baby spinach听 50g Parmesan cheese, shaved*听 Pepper, to taste听 Method Heat olive oil in a large casserole pot on medium heat. Add onion, celery, carrot, potato and tomato paste. Saut茅 for approximately 5-7 minutes or until the vegetables soften.听 Add garlic, zucchini, green beans, oregano and thyme. Cook and stir regularly for 2 minutes until fragrant. Next add tomatoes, stock and water and bring to the boil. Cover and reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.鈥疉dd spinach and cannellini beans and simmer uncovered for a further 15 minutes.听 Season with pepper. Turn off heat. Divide evenly into 6 serving bowls and garnish with parmesan shavings. *You can use a vegetable peeler to create parmesan 鈥榮havings鈥�听
