Green Minestrone Soup | RICARDO

Ingredients

• 2 zucchini, diced
• 1 small leek, white part only, thinly sliced
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
• 5 cups (1.25 litres) no-salt-added chicken broth
• 1 can (19 oz/540 ml) white kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 Parmesan cheese rind (optional)
• 5 cups (150 g) spinach leaves, chopped in a food processor
• 3 oz (85 g) small pasta shells or other short pasta
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) pesto, homemade or store-bought
• Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• Basil leaves (optional)