Name: Dinner in a soup bowl
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 500 gram packet fresh soup (we used naked natural minestrone brand); 1/2 cup frozen peas (you could also use frozen corn); 1 cup chopped watercress (you could also use silverbeet or spinach); 8 green beans, topped, tailed and cut in half; 1 bok choy, washed and thinly sliced (optional); 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese; 1/4 cup chopped parsley; ground pepper (to taste)

Dinner in a soup bowl

A quick trip to the supermarket will bring you to a vast array of chilled soups, often at good prices. Buy when on special and always have a couple in the freezer for this great dinner idea.

Serves 3

Cook

10M

Ingredients

500 gram packet fresh soup (we used naked natural minestrone brand)

1/2 cup frozen peas (you could also use frozen corn)

1 cup chopped watercress (you could also use silverbeet or spinach)

8 green beans, topped, tailed and cut in half

1 bok choy, washed and thinly sliced (optional)

1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

1/4 cup chopped parsley

ground pepper (to taste)

Method

1.Heat the soup in a pot and add all the other ingredients, except the cheese and parsley.

2.Place in bowl and top with parmesan cheese and chopped parsley. Adjust with seasoning.

3.If you enjoy extra heat, add a little fresh chilli on top.

You don’t need to add salt – most of these commercial soups already have a good dose of it. If you don’t have parsley in the garden, use fresh mint. You could even add leftover roast meat or drained canned tuna and serve it on a bed of rice as an amazing last-minute dinner option. Adding a packet of microwave rice could also help bulk up this meal.
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