Pork and Tuscan Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 600 g ground lean pork
• 1 medium onion
• 2 carrots, fresh, coarsely chopped
• 1 celery rib, trimmed, chopped
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 800 g canned tomatoes, chopped
• 400 g cannellini beans, rinsed, drained
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 300 g fresh spinach
• 200 g fresh green beans

Directions

1. 1

   Heat oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat.

2. 2

   Add pork mince, onions, carrots and celery.

3. 3

   Cook, stirring occasionally until onions are translucent.

4. 4

   Add stock, tomatoes, cannellini beans, garlic, thyme and fennel.

5. 5

   Bring to the boil.

6. 6

   Reduce heat to low, cover. Simmer for 5 minutes.

7. 7

   Stir in spinach and green beans and simmer for a further 10min or until vegetables are tender.

8. 8

   Season with salt and pepper.