Winter vegetable minestrone

Ingredients

• 100g dried wholewheat pasta
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 medium red onion, diced
• 1 stick celery, cut into bite-size cubes
• 1 large carrot, cut into bite-size cubes
• 1 small parsnip, cut into bite-size cubes
• ½ teaspoon paprika (optional)
• 1 clove garlic, finely diced
• 300ml reduced-salt vegetable stock
• 1 x 227g can chopped tomatoes
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 80g baby spinach leaves