Ingredients
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- Ingredients
- Serves: Prep: 13min|Cook: 37min |Total: 50min
- NOTE: Ingredients for a changed serving size are based on a calculation and are not reviewed by the author or tested. Please also consider scaling up or down cooking containers as needed.
- 1 * 1 cup chopped onions
- 1 * 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 * 1 medium tomato, chopped
- 1 * 1 small zucchini or yellow summer squash, chopped
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup diced green beans
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup diced celery
- 4 * 4 cups frozen defatted chicken stock , thawed
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup broken spaghetti
- 1 * 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium tomato paste
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 * 3 cloves garlic, minced
Preparation
Step 1
1.
In a Dutch oven, combine the onions and oil. Cook, stirring, over medium-high heat for 10 minutes, or until soft but not browned. Add the tomatoes, zucchini or squash, beans, celery, and 1 cup of the stock. Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes, or until soft.
2.
Add the parsley, spaghetti, tomato paste, and the remaining 3 cups stock. Bring to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes, or until the spaghetti is tender.
3.
In a blender or food processor, combine the basil, bread crumbs, Parmesan, and garlic. Process until smooth. Stir into the soup.
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Recipe Notes
To freeze, pack the cooled soup in a freezer-quality plastic container. To use, thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Transfer to a saucepan. Cover and cook, stirring frequently, over low heat for 15 minutes, or until hot.
Nutritional Facts per serving
CALORIES 118.3 CAL
FAT 2.3 G
SATURATED FAT 0.8 G
CHOLESTEROL 2.9 MG
SODIUM 356.6 MG
CARBOHYDRATES 16.5 G
TOTAL SUGARS 3.2 G
DIETARY FIBER 2.1 G
PROTEIN 8.4 G