Tuscan bean & cabbage soup

• Butter beans (400g tin)2
• Savoy / white cabbage½
• Brown onions150g
• Carrots200g
• Garlic (4 bulbs, approx 40 cloves)2
• Chopped tomatoes (400g tin)1
• Stock cubes (12 pack)2
• Sliced wholemeal loaf1

Plus salt and pepper. About £2.65 for the amounts used.

Method

1. 1

   Fry 1 chopped onion and 200g diced carrots in a little oil for 8 minutes. Add 2 crushed garlic cloves for 1 minute.

2. 2

   Add 1 tin chopped tomatoes, 2 stock cubes and 1.2 litres boiling water and simmer for 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Add ½ cabbage, shredded, and 2 drained tins butter beans and simmer for 10 minutes. Mash some of the beans against the side to thicken.

4. 4

   Season and serve with thick slices of bread from the loaf.