Meals

Tomato, Pasta & Bean Soup

Written by

Rosie

Updated 19th March 2025

Makes: 6

Ready in: 40

Ingredients

For the Main
  • 480g chopped tomatoes
  • 240g cannellini beans – drained
  • 120g dry red lentils – rinsed
  • 120g whole wheat spaghetti
  • 1 brown onion – diced
  • 1 carrot – diced
  • 2 stalks celery – diced
  • 40g tomato puree
  • 2 & 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1tbsp capers – chopped
  • 1.8L low salt vegetable stock
  • 1tbsp oregano
  • 2tsp dried thyme
  • 5g fresh basil – to garnish
  • Sea salt and black pepper
Nutrition

% of RDI

Calories

283 kcal

14

Fat

7g

11

Saturated Fat

1g

5

Carbs

45g

15

Fibre

9g

32

Sugar

8g

N/A

Added Sugar

0g

0

Protein

11g

22

Sodium

454mg

20

Calcium

67mg

6

Iron

5mg

36

Vitamin D

0UI

0

Magnesium

29mg

7

The % RDI is the recommended daily intake for an adult consuming ap-prox. 2000 calories/day. You may need to adjust serving sizes depending on your individual health goals.

Introduction

Our take on a classic Italian dish. White beans, red lentils and wholewheat pasta combine to make a hearty and satisfying soup that will provide your gut with a great amount of fibre, boosting your immune system during the winter months

Method

Step 1. Prep vegetables according to ingredients list.

Step 2. Cook onion, carrot, celery and garlic over a medium heat in the olive oil.

Step 3. Once softened, add tomatoes, tomato puree and bring up to heat, simmer for 5 minutes. Slow cooking this mixture for a while will add flavour but isn’t necessary.

Step 4. Add chopped capers, dried herbs, stock and lentils, bring up to heat and simmer for 8 minutes.

Step 5. Add beans and pasta and simmer for another 8 minutes, or until the pasta is cooked to your liking. Enjoy!

Chef Gino's Top Tip Fancy a little crunch? If you have some stale bread, make some croutons by drizzling with olive oil and putting in the oven at 180°c for 10 minutes or until crispy.

Substitutions

There are lots of options and swap outs for this recipe to tailor it for a range of diets and flavour preferences.

Adding Protein: Any leftover meat you have from a roast or another meal will shred nicely into this soup. Use high protein pea or lentil pasta to add extra protein. Fry off some tofu or tempeh marinated in cumin and paprika and add to the soup after cooking.

Adding Fermented Foods: A spoonful of miso will bring some amazing umami flavour to this dish. Don’t put in any salt if you are using miso as it has a lot of sodium in it. A small amount of cheese made with unpasteurised milk can be crumbled on top for some probiotic goodness.

Reducing Food Waste: If you have any cherry or salad tomatoes left over in the fridge that have gone a bit soft, pop them in a roasting tin with some garlic cloves, olive oil and salt and roast for 30 minutes. Mash them up and add them to the soup.