Tuscan Soup with Pasta - 8 pts

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Tuscan Soup with Pasta - 8 pts

 

Recipe By :Quick After-Work Vegetarian Cookbook

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : LowFat (Less than 30%) Quick

Vegan WW

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 (14-ounce) can chickpeas -- drained or garbanzos

1 (14-ounce) can chopped tomatoes -- with juice

3 cups vegetable stock -- (see quick recipe below)

1 clove garlic -- crushed

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil -- plus more to serve

1/4 cup dried rosemary

1 tablespoon tomato puree

freshly ground black pepper

2 ounces soup pasta

 

Puree chickpeas and tomatoes with juice in a blender or food prcessor. Stir in

stock.

 

Gently saute garlic in olive oil 1-2 minutes. Do not allow it to brown, Add

pureed vegetables, rosemary, tomato puree, and pepper.

 

Bring to a boil and simmer 5 minutes. Add pasta and cook another 10 minutes.

Serve with extra-virgin olive oil.

 

Serves 4

 

 

Per Serving: Calories 350; Total Fat 17g (sat fat2g); Fiber 7g; Carbs 42g;

Protein 11g; Chol 0mg; Sodium 196mg.

 

 

ChupaNote: to spice it up I used 1/2 t. red pepper flakes, 1/4 t. freshly ground

black pepper, and 1/4 t. white pepper. Definite zing. Next time I'll try chile

garlic sauce or harissa. Used orzo for the soup pasta.

 

 

 

Quick After-Work Vegetable Stock

1 garlic clove, minced

1 onion, peeled and chopped

1 celery stalk, chopped

2 carrots, peeled and sliced

1 zucchini, peeled and sliced

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1 parsnip, peeled and sliced

10 cups water

 

Combine all ingredients, in a large pot. Simmer, covered, 45 mins. Strain broth.

Makes 2 quarts stock.

 

Description:

" 8 pts "

S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):

" 02.12.08 "

Copyright:

" 1996 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 687 Calories; 23g Fat (29.8% calories

from fat); 26g Protein; 97g Carbohydrate; 22g Dietary Fiber; 2mg Cholesterol;

1270mg Sodium. Exchanges: 6 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 4 Fat.

 

NOTES : This thick heart-warming soup from Poggi Bonzi in the Chianti Classico

area of Tuscany. The locals pour it over thick chunks of country bread and then

drizzle extra-virgin olive oil over all.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4318

 

 

 

 

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