Meatball minestrone with pesto | Good Food

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 12 beef meatballs
• 1 carrot chopped
• 1 celery stick chopped
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 garlic clove chopped
• 1 garlic clove crushed
• 1⁄2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 400g can cannellini beans rinsed and drained
• 100g pasta shapes or rice
• 800ml low-salt vegetable or chicken stock
• dash of vinegar or pinch of sugar (optional)
• 4 tbsp pesto
• 1⁄2 small bunch of basil leaves picked (optional)