Minestrone in minutes

Whip up a main-meal soup in next to no time, perfect for a quick lunch and ready in just 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1l hot vegetable stock
• 400g tin chopped tomatoes
• 100g thin spaghetti, broken into short lengths
• 350g frozen mixed vegetables
• 4 tbsp pesto
• drizzle of olive oil
• coarsely grated vegetarian parmesan-style cheese, to serve

Method

1. Bring the stock to the boil with the tomatoes, then add the spaghetti and cook for 6 mins or until done. A few minutes before the pasta is ready, add the vegetables and bring back to the boil. Simmer for 2 mins until everything is cooked.
2. Serve in bowls drizzled with pesto and oil, sprinkled with parmesan.