Wine and Cheese Bisque

By pikassob

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp. olive or salad oil
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 lb. sliced zucchini
• 2 oz. broken, thin spaghetti
• 1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced or stewed toatoes
• 1 tsp. dried basil leaves
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup grated Jack cheese
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup half and half or whipping cream
• Salt and cracked black pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oil in heavy saucepan. Saute onion until soft and golden. Stir in garlic. Cook for a min., do not burn. Add zucchini, spaghetti, tomatoes, basil, wine and chicken broth. Cover. Simmer for 15 mins. or until pasta is just tender. Stir in Jack cheese and Parmesan cheese. Add cream. Heat to steaming. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve soup in big bowls with crackers of choice.