Save money and use up what you’ve already got with a fridge raid soup from chef Tom Kerridge.

This filling minestrone is a great way to avoid food waste and clear out the fridge before your next supermarket delivery arrives – and hopefully save some cash in the process.

“Swap the chorizo for bacon, add beans or lentils, use only veg – anything goes,” says Tom Kerridge.

“If you roughly follow these ratios of veg, chicken stock and pasta, it will always taste delicious.”

For more midweek meal ideas, click here for our archive. Or visit Tom Kerridge’s website.

Real Life Recipes by Tom Kerridge is published by Bloomsbury Absolute, priced £26. Photography by Cristian Barnett. Available now.

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