Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 4 stalks celery
• 4 carrots
• 1 courgette
• 400 g chickpeas (tinned)
• 400 g kidney beans (tinned)
• 400 g tomatoes (tinned)
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 500 ml stock
• 1 cup dried pasta
• 1 tsp white pepper
• 1 tbsp mixed herbs
• Salt and pepper to taste