Minestrone Soup

Dice onions roughly, dice carrots, dice celery

Peel garlic cloves, dice it up roughly

Heat up a souppan

add olive oil

when hot, add onions, followed by carrots and celery

stir and bake for about 5 minutes or until the onions turn glazy

add the garlic, thyme, bay leaves stir for another minute

Add tomato paste, stir for 3 more minutes

Add peeled tomatoes

Add vegetable broth + 300ml of water

Slice the courgette, add it to the soup pan

Let it kook for 10 minutes

Add the beans, add the pasta shells, let it cook for 5 more minutes

Add 50 grams of grated cheese, to thicken the soup

Chop up the parsley, add to pan, wait for 2 more minutes

When the pasta shells are al-dente, the vegetables should be also ready

Serve with grated cheese and black pepper on top