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Ingredients
- 120 g onions, quartered
- 1 garlic clove
- 50 g bacon lardons, smoked, diced
- 40 g extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for serving
-
1
sprig fresh rosemary, leaves only
or 1 - 2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only - 60 g carrots, cut in pieces
- 60 g celery, cut in pieces
-
230
g tinned borlotti beans, rinsed and drained
or dried borlotti beans, cooked weight (see tip) -
150
g tinned chopped tomatoes
or ripe tomatoes, peeled and diced - 1000 g water
-
1
vegetable stock cube (for 0.5 l), crumbled
or 1 heaped tsp vegetable stock paste, homemade - 150 g dried ditalini pasta
- 2 tsp fine sea salt, or to taste
- 2 pinches ground black pepper, or to taste
- grated Parmesan cheese, for serving
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 1309 kJ / 314 kcal
- Protein
- 10.7 g
- Carbohydrates
- 26.2 g
- Fat
- 17 g
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