Food & Recipes

Tomato and Bean Soup

Tomato and Bean Soup

The Ingredients

  • 15ml  olive oil
  • 1 onion diced
  • 2 x 400g cans of chopped tomatoes
  • 3 carrots diced
  • 2 medium parsnips diced
  • 4 celery sticks diced
  • 250g can of chickpeas in water, drained
  • 250g can butter beans in water, drained
  • 2 vegetable or chicken stock cubes dissolved in 1 litre of boiling water

The Method

  1. Heat the oil in a non stick pan. Add onion and cook for 1-2 minutes until soft.
  2. Add the stock, tomatoes, parsnips and the rest of the vegetables.
  3. Simmer for 35- 40 minutes
  4. The soup is ready when vegetables and beans are soft.
  5. This recipe gives 6 good portions. 
  6. For lunch you can have this with 3 pieces of crackerbread and 2 triangles of low fat cream cheese.