Meatball Minestrone – Australian Meat Emporium

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup (80ml) olive oil plus 1 extra tablespoon
• 1 brown onion, finely chopped
• 1 small fennel, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 sprigs rosemary, leaves finely chopped plus extra to serve
• 1.5L vegetable stock
• 1 x 400g can cherry tomatoes
• 400g Our Farm beef mince
• 200g dried small pasta ( we used elbows)
• 1x 400g can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 tsp salt flakes
• 1 tsp cracked pepper