Anna Orkisz-Rideout

🌱VEGGIE NOODLE SOUP WITH WHITE BEANS

Delicious, wholesome and quick to make

INGREDIENTS:
•Onion
•Courgette
•Red bell pepper
•2 cloves of garlic
•Jar of white beans
•Tomato purée
•Whole wheat noodles
•herbs + seasoning: oregano, basil, marjoram, pinch of cayenne pepper, salt, black pepper

Crush the garlic, chop the onion, cut the courgette and red pepper.
Put everything in the saucepan at the same time with fat of your choice, I used ghee. Fry for 10 minutes. Add herbs and tomato pure, fry for further 2 minutes ( be generous with herbs, that's where the flavour is.).
Pour about 1 litre of boiling water, it depends on how thick you want the soup to be. Feel free to add more if you like.
Add the drained beans and leave it to boil for 10 min on low gas uncovered for some water to evaporate.
Season with salt, cayenne pepper & black pepper.
At the noodles, look at the portion suggested on the packaging. Cover the saucepan and switch off the gas.
Leave it on the side for further 5-10 min for the noodles to soak in some of the liquid. No need to cook the noodles. Sprinkle with some parsley leaves and enjoy🌱

NOTES:
For a quick soup I always put everything in at the same time, even the fat. The flavour will be there and there is no need to preheat and often burn the fat before you add anything else.
I often use broth as a base ( chicken, duck), always cook some at the weekend and keep it in the fridge.
I had some leftover chunky ham which I also added here.
Feel free to experiment, use tinned tomatoes, different veggies, beans. It will work out at the end .
And enjoy the process, cooking can be creative and enjoyable🌱

Marry Christmas Everyone 🎄🎄🎄
May your Christmas be peaceful, full of love and laughter 🌲🌲🌲