Vegetable and Bean Minestrone
A pot of soup that clears the crisper and the pantry at once.
Ingredients
- Tinned cannellini beans800 g
- Tinned chopped tomatoes800 g
- Small pasta shapes150 g
- Carrots200 g
- Celery150 g
- Zucchini200 g
- Brown onion200 g
- Garlic15 g
- Olive oil30 ml
- Dried oregano2 g
Method
- Dice the onion, carrot, celery and zucchini into small even pieces.
- Cook the onion, carrot and celery in the oil in a large pot for 10 minutes until soft and sweet.
- Add the garlic and oregano for 1 minute, then the tinned tomatoes, drained beans and 1.5 litres of water.
- Simmer for 20 minutes, then add the zucchini and pasta and cook for a further 10 minutes.
- Season well — minestrone needs more salt than you expect — and serve.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Gluten-free
- 150 g Gluten-free pasta instead of Small pasta shapes
Add the gluten-free pasta for the last 8 minutes; if freezing, cook it separately and add when reheating so it does not break up.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
Morrisonsno items missing · £5.28 of food
£13.20
60% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury'sBest choice· £3.12 of food
£9.35
67% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- Tinned cannellini beans
Asda· £2.98 of food
£7.91
62% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Tinned cannellini beans
- Dried oregano
Aldi UK· £3.43 of food
£10.13
66% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- Tinned cannellini beans
- Dried oregano
Tesco· £5.80 of food
£10.15
43% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- Celery
- Dried oregano
£1.32a serve
£1.32 a serve, cheapest at Morrisons
About £5.28 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£11.61 across 5 shops · all 10 items priced · £3.41 more for bigger packs, 68% spare for later
Morrisons£5.28
no items missing
you'll pay £13.20 · 60% of it spare
Sainsbury'sBest choice£3.12
missing 1 item
you'll pay £9.35 · 67% of it spare
Asda£2.98
missing 2 items
you'll pay £7.91 · 62% of it spare
Aldi UK£3.43
missing 2 items
you'll pay £10.13 · 66% of it spare
Tesco£5.80
missing 2 items
you'll pay £10.15 · 43% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£6.60
Tinned chopped tomatoes
£0.43
need 800 gEveryday Essentials Chopped Tomatoes in Tomato Juice 0.4kgclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.43·Asda£1.08/kg£0.43·Sainsbury's£1.13/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.45·Tesco£1.18/kg£0.47·
OcadoN/A
Celery
£0.49
need 150 gNature's Pick Celery 1 eachreal special 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by the item)
Aldi UK£0.49·Sainsbury's£3.60/kg£0.90·Morrisons£0.90·Asda£3.60/kg£1.26·TescoN/A·OcadoN/A
Garlic
~£6.50/kg
need 15 gNature's Pick Loose Garlic 1 each 60 g£0.39closest match
Aldi UK~£6.50/kg£0.39·Asda~£7.17/kg£0.43·Tesco~£8.33/kg£0.50·Sainsbury's~£8.33/kg£0.50·Morrisons£1.83·OcadoN/A
Olive oil
£5.30/L
need 30 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£2.16
Small pasta shapes
£0.82/kg
need 150 gStamford Street Co. Penne Pasta 500 g£0.41closest match
Sainsbury's£0.82/kg£0.41·Tesco£0.82/kg£0.41·Asda£0.82/kg£0.41·Aldi UK£1.50/kg£0.75·Morrisons£0.90·OcadoN/A
Brown onion
£0.80/kg
need 200 gSainsbury's Onions 1 kg£0.80closest match
Sainsbury's£0.80/kg£0.80·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.95·Asda~£1.68/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·OcadoN/A
Dried oregano
£79.16/kg
need 2 gSainsbury's Oregano 12 g£0.95real special
Sainsbury's£79.16/kg£0.95·Morrisons£1.09·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£0.22
Carrots
£0.69/kg
need 200 g2 × Tesco Carrots Loose kg 159.42 g£0.11
Tesco£0.69/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.44·Sainsbury's£0.88/kg£0.44·Asda£0.88/kg£0.44·Morrisons£0.44·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£0.83
Zucchini
£2.52/kg
need 200 gAsda Mild & Delicate Courgettes 330 g£0.83
Asda£2.52/kg£0.83·Tesco£2.78/kg£0.56·Aldi UK£1.39·Morrisons£1.39·Sainsbury's£2.90/kg£1.45·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£1.80
Tinned cannellini beans
£0.45
need 800 g4 × Morrisons Cannellini Beans In Water ( ) 240 gclosest match
Morrisons£0.45·Tesco£4.20/kg£2.10·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A