Soft minestrone
- Age: 10–12 months (Self-feeding)
- Texture: Finger food
- Prep: 6 min
- Cook: 25 min
- Makes: 3 portions
Ingredients
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 courgette, diced
- 3 tbsp tinned cannellini beans, rinsed
- 3 tbsp tiny pasta
- 200 g passata, no added salt
- 300 ml unsalted stock
- 1 tsp olive oil
Contains: Wheat
Method
- Soften the carrot in the oil 5 minutes. Add the courgette, beans, passata and stock; simmer 15 minutes.
- Add the pasta and cook until soft. Squash the beans against the side of the pan.
- Serve thick and lukewarm so the pieces can be picked up.
Safety: Beans squashed; serve lukewarm.
Storage: Fridge 3 days, freezer 1 month.
Tip: Made thick rather than soupy, so it is eaten by hand and spoon together.
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