the soup was "everything left in the freezer and a few cans for good measure" soup...
if I can recall it all....
FROZEN STUFF.
frozen mixed country veg ( peas, sweetcorn, carrots and I think there was some brocoli in there too.. )
frozen mushrooms
frozen diced onions
frozen leeks ( asda do them, not sure on any others.. )
frozen mixed peppers
frozen quorn mince ( could use steak strips of chicken pieces instead I suppose, will try for the next batch.. )
TINNED / JAR STUFF.
tin of mixed bean salad
tin of green lentils
tin of red kidney beans
tin of button mushrooms
tin of chopped toms with herbs
carton of passata ( or was it 2??? add to suit your preference for runny or thick soup i suppose.. )
good dollop of "easy garlic" or similar brand as long as it's not in oil..
little bit of "easy chili".. add to taste..
FRESH STUFF.
2 medium parsnips
(that's all I added fresh but any of the frozen veg could be done fresh, I'm just lazy..
)
MISCELANEOUS.
1 spag bol stock cube
1 beef stock cube
sprinkling of itallian herbs
pepper
cayene pepper ( just a little bit.. )
cup full of small pasta shells ( wholewheat kiddies ones from asda.. )
sweat the onions and frylite the quorn mince then bung it all in a pan and boil / simmer for an hour or two.. ( did mine for an hour then put it in the slow cooker for another 2 after the first test bowl was a little crunchy for me.. i like my vegies soft in a soup.. )
you may need to add some more water / toms / passata if you use a lot of pasta or if your veg are fresh as the frozen ones seem to make a lot of liquid when cooked..
