 Chicken Minestrone
Ingredients
30g butter
500g chicken thigh fillets, chopped
1 onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 bacon rashers chopped
1 stick celery, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
410g. can tomatoes
310g can red kidney beans, rinsed, drained
3 cups water
1small chicken stock cube crumbled
˝ cup small pasta
2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Method
Heat butter in pan, add chicken, onion, garlic and bacon.
Cook, stirring, until chicken is almost cooked. Stir in celery and carrot, cook, stirring, 5 minutes.
Stir in undrained crushed tomatoes, beans, water, stock cube and pasta. Bring to boil, simmer, uncovered,
about 30 minutes or until minestrone is slightly thickened. Stir in herbs, simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes
Serves 4.
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