Hearty minestrone soup | Diabetes UK

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 2 sticks celery, finely sliced
• 450g floury potatoes, chopped
• 1.5L vegetable stock
• 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
• 125g small pasta shapes
• 200g French beans, halved
• 100g frozen peas
• quarter Savoy cabbage, roughly chopped
• 4 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
• 4 tbsp pesto sauce
• freshly ground pepper
• 30g fresh Parmesan cheese shavings