Hearty Minestrone - Fuel to Go & Play®

Ingredients

• 250 g minced beef
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 red onion, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 small zucchini, grated
• 1 small leek, finely sliced
• ½ tsp dried oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 large potato, cubed
• 400 g can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 x 400 g cans crushed tomatoes
• 1 L reduced-salt chicken stock
• 100 g small pasta (e.g. risoni)
• Small bunch fresh basil
• Parmesan cheese, grated, to serve (optional)