"Minestrone"

Of sorts, anyway: onion, carrot, celery, aubergine, haricot bean, new potato, tomato, pasta soup, stewed with the obligatory manky old end of parmesan.

"Minestrone stew"

It would have been soup except the pasta absorbed all the liquid rather than just some. It tasted great though.

Turkish* spinach and lentil soup

Soften 1 large onion, chopped, in some olive oil. Stir in 1/2 cup bulgar wheat, 3 cloves garlic (finely chopped) and 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper and cook a bit more until it starts to look brown. Add about 8 chopped tomatoes, some rosemary, and some parsley if you have it and poke about until the tomatoes start to soften. Add lentils (measure 1 cup then cook) - big grey ones today, though I have made it with posh Puy ones - plus their cooking liquid, then a pot (500 ml) of chicken stock. Simmer for 15-20 minutes then stir in a couple of cups of roughly chopped (well-washed) spinach. Season, and serve with a dollop of yogurt and more chopped parsley.

*I have no idea why it is Turkish, but this is what the original recipe said