Fridge raid soup

Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
3 cooking chorizo sausages, sliced
1 large onion, diced
2 large carrots, diced
3 celery sticks, diced
2tbsp thyme leaves
1L chicken stock
400g tin chopped tomatoes
150g small pasta shapes or orzo
150g frozen peas
2 large handfuls of kale, roughly chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
To finish:
Extra virgin olive oil
Finely grated Parmesan

Method
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the chorizo slices, let them slowly render in the oil and cook for around five minutes or until they just begin to caramelise. Add the onion, carrots and celery and sauté for a further five minutes or until softened.
Add the thyme, chicken stock and tinned tomatoes and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for five minutes before adding the pasta.
Stir well and simmer for 12 minutes or until the pasta is almost cooked.
Toss in the frozen peas and kale, stir well and season with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for a few minutes until the kale is tender.
Ladle the soup into warmed bowls. Add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkling of Parmesan, then serve.
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