Ham And Bacon Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice or macaroni
• 2 cups stock
• 1 cup mixed vegetables
• 2 oz ham, diced
• 2 oz bacon, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 bay leaves

Method

1. 1 Boil the vegetables in the stock until tender, adding harder vegetables first.
2. 2 In a separate pan, sauté the onion in butter until soft. Add the bacon and ham.
3. 3 Add the rice or macaroni, sautéed meat mixture, parsley, and garlic to the soup.
4. 4 Simmer until the pasta is cooked. Remove the garlic clove and bay leaves before serving.