2 large carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
6 celery stalks, trimmed and roughly chopped
3 courgettes, trimmed and roughly chopped
6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2 onions, roughly chopped
1 handful fresh flatleaf parsley, leaves finely chopped
2 potatoes, such as Maris Peer potatoes, roughly chopped
400g tin chopped tomatoes
1 large handful soup pasta
splash olive oil
1 tbsp tomato purée
0.75 litres/1½ pints reduced-salt vegetable stock
100g/3½oz Parmesan, finely grated
200g/7oz streaky bacon or lean back-bacon, rind removed, finely chopped
1 bouquet garni