Chunky mediterranean pasta soup
By: Rachel Allen From: Rachel's Favourite Food...
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Chunky mediterranean pasta soup
- Prep time:
- 15 mins
- Cook time:
- 25 mins
- Serves:
- 6
Rachel Allen's delicious hearty warming soup is made with chorizo sausage, pasta, tomatoes and herbs and is quick and easy to make
Tips and suggestions
- Cooks Tips...
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If you are using fresh tomatoes, you will need to peel them. To do this score a cross with a sharp knife on the base of the tomato and drop them, carefully, into boiling water for 10-15 seconds, until the skin peels off easily.
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 250g chorizo sausages, thinly sliced
- 1 large Onion, chopped
- 4 large cloves Garlic, grated
- 2 cans chopped Tomatoes, or 900g peeled fresh tomatoes, chopped
- 900ml chicken stock
- 2 tbsp chopped herbs, eg. rosemary, thyme and parsley
- pinch Sugar
- 250g pasta, such as orzo or fusilli
- 150g shredded Spinach, or whole baby spinach leaves
To serve
- finely grated Parmesan
- small bowl pesto
Method
1. Heat the olive oil in a large pan, add the chorizo, and cook for 2 minutes.2. Add the chopped onion and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook gently over a low heat for 7-8 minutes, until soft.
3. Add the tomatoes, stock and herbs, check the seasoning again and if necessary season with salt, pepper and a good pinch of sugar.
4. Simmer with the lid on for a further 10 minutes or until soft.
5. Add the uncooked pasta and continue to simmer for another 6-10 minutes stirring regularly or until the pasta is cooked.
6. When you are ready to serve, add the spinach and boil for 1 minute or until the spinach is wilted. Taste and if necessary add seasoning.
7. To serve: ladle the hot chunky soup into 6 warm bowls and sprinkle with some finely grated Parmesan and a drizzle of pesto.









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A great recipe that the whole family loves even the 10 month old. Very tasty and so easy.
I have made this soup several times for different groups of people and each time they have demanded the recipe from me! It is really easy to do and tastes great.