Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 brown onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 medium red chilli, chopped
• 150g carrots, diced
• 100g celery, diced
• 1 small smoked ham hock
• 2 litres chicken stock
• 1 litre water
• 100g zucchini chopped
• 1/2 cup (handful) frozen peas
• 1 small tin cooked 3 bean mix (washed and drained)
• 1 cup small pasta shapes* (one of my alterations, we can't have minestrone without pasta - just not on!)
• 2 leaves of cabbage, blanched if outer leaves, sliced finely
• 60ml olive oil
• salt and pepper, to taste

Description

I Liked The Idea For This Recipe, Mixed It Up A Bit, And Came Up With A Result I Was Really Pleased With. Topping It With Some Traditional Basil Pesto Makes It…

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