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August 7, 2008

Best…Soup…Ever

Filed under: Recipe of the Day — cmesparza @ 10:46 pm

My husband, Dan, found this recipe.  I thought it might be a bit strange, I really like roasted butternut squash, but have never had it in a soup.  It is a MUST have in this soup.  The soup has great body and flavor.  It actually tastes better each day as left-overs…the flavors just get better over time:)

Best…soup…ever (Zen Habits)

Ingredients:

  • Various veggies (I used butternut squash, celery, corn, carrots all chopped into bite size pieces)
  • One yellow Onion, diced
  • 4 vegetable bullion cubes
  • 1 package pasta (I used shells)
  • 1 can kidney beans
  • 1 can white beans
  • 1 can stewed tomatoes
  • water to cover (about 3 inches from the top)
  • 2 tablespoons Olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Italian seasonings

Directions:

  • Dice all veggies and open cans of beans.  Don’t skin the squash – just scoop out the seeds and dice.
  • Heat up oil in large stock pot and saute onion and garlic
  • Throw in all veggies, stir and heat until veggies start to soften
  • season veggies with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning.
  • Throw in beans, stewed tomatoes, and enough water to fill the pot 3 inches below lid.  Heat on high until boiling, then turn down to medium heat.
  • mix vegetable bullion with warm water in a cup until dissolved (I placed it in the micro to help disolve), pour into soup:
  • add pasta and boil until pasta is cooked, about 12 minutes.
  • season to taste and enjoy

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