Italian Soup Mix | Bunbury Farmers Market

Traditional Chicken & Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:
1 Whole Mt Barker Free Range Chicken
2 Ltrs Chicken stock
2 Cloves garlic, chopped
2 carrots grated
1 zucchini, grated
1 Tbsp oil
500 grm Italian Soup Mix ‘A’ Grade
6 tomatoes chopped
2 brown onions chopped
3 stalks celery chopped (included the leaves)
Salt and pepper, to taste

Method:
Wash and soak Italian Soup Mix ‘A’ grade for at least 2 hours or overnight. In a pot heat oil, add onions, garlic. Saute until soft. Add your chicken stock and Mt Barker Free Range Chicken and simmer till chicken falls off the bone. Skimming all impurities from the top of the stock. Take chicken out of pot and remove chicken meat from carcass. Add remaining ingredients including Italian Soup Mix ‘A’ grade and simmer for a further 40 minutes or until veggies are all cooked.

Serves: 6-8

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Minestrone Soup (Alternate Recipe)

Ingredients:
2 onions, chopped
1 garlic clove
6 rashers of bacon chopped (optional)
1 tblspn olive oil
6 tomatoes
3 celery sticks, diced
2 large carrots, diced
1 zucchini, diced
4 small chopped potatoes diced
1 tblspn fresh basil, chopped
1 pack Italian soup mix (soaked overnight)
2L vegetable stock
½ pack Mancini pasta
Extra olive oil, basil and grated parmesan to serve

Method:
Sauté the onion, garlic and bacon in olive oil until softened and beginning to caramelise. Add vegetables, soup mix and vegetable stock then bring to the boil and reduce to a simmer for 1½ hours. Add the pasta right at the end as it cooks in less than 5 minutes. Season to taste then serve with a drizzle of olive oil, basil and parmesan.

Serves: 4-6

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Homemade Minestrone Soup

Ingredients:
2L vegetable stock
1 pack Italian soup mix (soak overnight)
½ pack Mancini pasta
6 tomatoes
3 celery sticks, diced
2 large carrots, diced
2 onions, chopped
1 zucchini, diced
¼ cauliflower, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 dessert spoon fresh basil, chopped

Method:
Sauté the onion, garlic and bacon (optional) until brown and caramelising. Add vegetables, soup mix and vegetable stock. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 1 ½ hours. Add seasoning to taste. Stir in pasta at the last minute.

Serves: 4-6

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