Meatball & tomato soup

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

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)

Directions

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.