PASTA: Garbure - French Vegetable Stew

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* Exported from MasterCook II *

 

Garbure-French Vegetable Stew

 

Recipe By : 366 Delicious Ways to Cook Pasta w/Vegetables

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : French Pasta

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 tablespoons olive oil

1 large yellow onion -- chopped

2 cloves garlic -- minced

several leaves of fresh sage, chopped OR

1/2 tsp dried

4 cups vegetable broth

1 large carrot -- sliced

2 purple top-turnips, peeled & sliced

16 ounces can tomatoes with juice

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon fennel seed

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

1/2 pound fresh green beans -- cut into 2 " lengths

2 cups shredded cabbage

15 ounces can white cannelini beans -- drained & rinsed

4 ounces orecchiette

 

Heat the oil in a large pot, and slowly saute the onion and garlic

with the sage until they are soft and fragrant but not brown, 5

minutes.

 

Add the stock, carrot, turnips, tomatoes, seasonings and herbs. bring

to a simmer and cook, covered, for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add the green beans and the cabbage, and continue simmering for 8

minutes. Add the cannellini beans and cook another 5 minutes, until

everything is quite tender.

 

Meanwhile, cook the orecchiette according to package directions and

drain. Stir the pasta into the vegetables. Serve the stew in bowls

with French bread on the side.

 

Per serv: 258 cal, 5 g fat, 0 mg chol, 640 mg sod

 

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NOTES : Replacing the sausage traditional to this dish, I've used

some robust sausage flavors - garlic, sage, fennel, and pepper.