Sicilian Country Soup

By ShannonB

Delicious and thick healthy soup.

Ingredients

• 600 ml / 1 pint vegetable stock
• 1 large onion, sliced finely
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 4 celery sticks, sliced finely
• 1-2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 courgettes, sliced finely
• 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
• 75 g spaghetti, broken into short lengths
• 5 cm (2 inch) strip of orange rind
• 400 g can cannellini beans, drained
• 125 g fresh spinach (or frozen, approximately 3 "balls" of frozen spinach)
• 1 tsp dried thyme

Preparation

Step 1

1) Bring stock to a boil in large, lidded saucepan

2) Add onion, garlic, celery, carrot and courgettes. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, spaghetti, orange rind, beans, spinach and thyme. Cover and cook 10 more minutes.