Minestrone soup comes from Italy and varies from region to region and season to season depending on what vegetables are available. It means "A big soup" and a bowl of Minestrone really fills you up especially with some lovely bread. My carton of Minestrone soup was one of two bought on offer in Tesco this week at £2 for 2 although normally priced at £1.96. The tetra pack carton, which is recyclable, has instructions on how to open and even my husband managed to open it without it spilling everywhere! Heating is easy, on the hob for 5 minutes without letting it boil or in the microwave for 3 minutes in the carton, stir and cook ...  Read the complete review

I have just eaten a bowl of New Covent Garden Minestrone Soup for my lunch, well I say soup but it is more than just a soup, it is crammed full of beans, pasta and vegetables. Whenever I eat a bowl, I always feel like it's more like a full meal rather than just a bowl of soup it really fills me up. That said I still like the addition of a big wodge of granary bread to dunk in my soup. I used to buy tins of soup but have found recently that the price of tinned soup has been creeping up. I therefore decided that I might as well pay a bit more and get a fresh soup. New Covent Garden are one of the market leaders in this field and they only use natural ...  Read the complete review

NCG minersota It would be true to say that I am not a fan of soups. I have always liked the idea of soup (especially when I am trying to go on a diet) but they always fail to fill me up. Soups are very watery in consistency, even the creamy ones and this makes me feel as though I am drinking liquid and so my brain doesn't register it as food leading me to feel empty. I have also been unsuccessful in trying to find a good vegetarian soup but when I found the New Covent Garden Minnesota soup I hit gold. I have found it on offer in sainsburys for £1. They are 600ml cartons and they are fresh so they shelf life is similar to that of milk. They are normally ...  Read the complete review

This soup comes in a cardboard package, much like the old style milk cartons before plastic took over. There are instructions on the top telling you how to open the package and the packaging also contains nutritional information, ingredients, allergy advice, storage advice and cooking instructions. I was lucky enough to purchase this soup as an Asda 'whoops' for a bank balance busting 10p, but having now sampled the soup I think I would happily pay the £1.99 Tesco price as it provided a filling lunch (with accompanying chunky bread of course) for two people. According to the packaging Minestrone simply means 'dish' and there is no set recipe. The ...  Read the complete review