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Slow cooker ham hock minestrone

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Slow cooking this minestrone (RECIPE BELOW) intensifies the flavours and makes for a rich and warming soup featuring fall-apart ham. It’s an easy to prepare and is a total winter winner.

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Slow cooker ham hock minestrone

Serves 6 Prep 15 mins (+ 10 mins cooling time) Cooking 4 hours 35 mins

1 tbs olive oil
1 brown onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, peeled, finely chopped
2 celery sticks, finely chopped
1 leek, pale section only, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 zucchini, finely chopped
1 large (about 1kg) ham hock
2 x 400g cans diced tomatoes
4 cups (1L) reduced-salt chicken stock
½ cup (110g) dried soup mix
½ cup (90g) macaroni
Basil pesto, to serve

1 Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, leek and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 5 mins or until onion softens. Transfer to a slow cooker. Add zucchini, ham hock, tomato, stock and soup mix. Cover and cook for 4 hours on high (or 6 hours on low) or until ham is falling off the bone and soup mix is tender.
2 Use tongs to transfer the ham hock to a heatproof bowl. Set aside for 10 mins to cool slightly.
3 Use 2 forks to shred the ham, discarding the bone and rind. Return the ham to the soup. Season.
4 Add the pasta to the soup mixture. Cover and cook on high for 30 mins or until al dente. Divide the soup among serving bowls. Top with the pesto.


Want more warming soup recipes? Check out our Soup & Slow Cooker Meals playlist, which includes:

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