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The River Cafe's winter minestrone
Photo: Gabriel Gurrola

The River Cafe's winter minestrone

14 ingredients Serves 5 openrecipes
The River Cafe's winter minestrone

A really thick, filling minestrone soup - tastes even better after a day

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

554
Calories
46g
Protein
25g
Fat
38g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Savoy Cabbage 1 cup shredded (89g) 22
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Swiss Chard not in our table 0
Cannellini Bean not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 medium carrots , roughly chopped
  • 1 large red onion , coarsely chopped
  • 1 head of celery , coarsely chopped, keeping the leaves
  • 1 head of garlic , cloves peeled
  • 1kg Swiss chard , leaves shredded and stalks roughly chopped
  • a good handful of parsley , finely chopped
  • 400g can peeled plum tomatoes , drained of most of their juices, roughly chopped
  • 1kg cavolo nero , stalks removed, leaves shredded (or savoy cabbage)
  • 410g can cannellini beans , drained and rinsed
  • about 700ml boiling chicken or vegetable stock
  • a few sprigs of winter herbs such as thyme or sage, chopped
  • freshly grated Parmesan
  • extra-virgin olive oil , for drizzling

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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