Google+ TUSCAN STYLE SOUP |Forget dieting forever

Our recipes and tips for cooking from scratch. Find out how we lost weight too.

Friday 17 January 2014

TUSCAN STYLE SOUP

This TUSCAN STYLE SOUP recipe was bursting with flavour.
I roughly followed a recipe card I picked up in Waitrose. The herbs came through very nicely!
I didn't have all the ingredients, and had to use Cannellini beans rather than Borlotti. I also added some left over ham.
I can thoroughly recommend this, and loved the Savoy cabbage. I also grated lots of Parmesan over mine.
If you are looking for a gutsy soup then this is one to try. It will make a great lunch - just add a huge chunk of bread and dive in (not literally of course). If you are looking for more soup recipes and inspiration for all types of meals, why not take a look at my PINTEREST boards.
Now down to calories…. the WAITROSE recipe card Tuscan style soup is 267 cals per portion (serves 4). But - I managed to make six portions out of this with the added ham and extra stock/water. This bowlful weighed just under 400g (including ham) and is approx 220 calories.
Here's the ingredients for the Waitrose recipe along with my adaptations:

TUSCAN STYLE SOUP
Ingredients - serves six
1 onion chopped
1 large carrot, diced
1 tsp fennel seeds, roughly crushed
400g chopped tomatoes with garlic (I used ordinary tomatoes and added my own garlic)
750ml stock/water (I added a little extra)
3 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped
Savoy cabbage - shredded
400g tin of Borlotti beans (I used Cannellini)
100g shredded ham
I also added - one large potato, cubed
****
Using a large saucepan, gently fry the carrot and onion in oil for 8-10 minutes.

Add fennel seeds and cook for another minute or two.

Add tomatoes and stock. Simmer then add rosemary and cabbage (plus potato if using). Cover with a lid and simmer for 15-20 minutes. 

At this stage, I took a small amount of the soup, blended and returned to the pot (to thicken slightly).

Add beans (and ham if using) and simmer for a further 5-10 minutes.
****
REMEMBER:  - Do you know how many calories you are allowed each day?
Here's a link to our very first blog post about our weight loss journey, which we began in January 2011. We started this blog as a way of recording what we ate while losing weight. The blog is a food diary, and contains lots of recipes, tips and ideas about losing weight.
You'll find our WEIGHT LOSS PLAN here. 
Copyright © forget dieting forever (2014), all rights reserved. Please do not copy any of this material without my express permission.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...