Meatball & Tomato Soup: A Quick & Healthy Recipe

Get three of your 5-a-day in one serving with this healthy, low-calorie tomato soup. The addition of meatballs and giant couscous means it's filling, too

Preparation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
Difficulty: Easy
Serves 4

Ingredients
1½ tbsp rapeseed oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 red peppers, deseeded and sliced
1 garlic clove, crushed
½ tsp chilli flakes
2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
100g giant couscous
500ml hot vegetable stock
12 pork meatballs
150g baby spinach
½ small bunch of basil
grated parmesan, to serve (optional)

Method
STEP 1
Heat the oil in a saucepan. Fry the onion and peppers for 7 mins, then stir through the garlic and chilli flakes and cook for 1 min. Add the tomatoes, giant couscous and veg stock and bring to a simmer.

STEP 2
Season to taste, then add the meatballs and spinach. Simmer for 5-7 mins or until cooked through. Ladle into bowls and top with the basil and some parmesan, if you like.