Easy Minestrone | Reader's Digest Australia

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 slices rindless bacon (bacon strips), chopped
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 4 cups (1 litre) beef stock
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) red wine
• 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
• 2 carrots, quite thinly chopped or diced
• 1/2 cup (120 g) risoni pasta
• 420 g (15 oz) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/3 cup (50 g) frozen peas
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• finely grated parmesan, to serve
• pesto, to serve (optional)