Garlic Vegetable Pasta Soup Food

VEGETABLE PASTA SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5- to 6-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic; cook for 15 seconds. Add carrot, onion, and celery; cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add chicken broth and the water; bring to boiling. Add uncooked pasta; cook for 7 to 8 minutes or until pasta is tender.
• To serve, top individual servings with Parmesan cheese and parsley.

ROASTED GARLIC AND VEGETABLE SOUP WITH PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Allow garlic to sit for 15 mins.
• Then wrap garlic in foil and place in a small casserole.
• Bake 45 to 50 mins or until soft when squeezed.
• Warm oil in a soup pot over med heat.
• Add onions and peppers.
• saute 5 mins, add broth, water, carrots, tomato paste, basil and blk pepper.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cover, simmer 10 mins.
• Remove 1 cup liquid.
• Mash garlic into the liquid.
• Stir into the pot.
• Add escarole (greens) and simmer 7 mins.
• Add broccoli, cover and turn off heat.
• Cook the pasta according to package directions.
• Drain and stir into the soup.
• Adjust seasonings.
• Pour into bowls and pass the parmesan!

GARLIC SOUP

Steps:

• Bring 6 1/2 cups water to a boil in a 3- or 4-quart saucepan. Add minced garlic, salt, bay leaf and thyme. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. Taste and adjust salt. Remove bay leaf, and fresh thyme sprigs, if using. (Dried thyme will be difficult to remove.)
• Add pasta to pot. Stir, cover and simmer until al dente, about 5 to 10 minutes, depending on pasta type. Stir from time to time so that pasta doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot. Add peas and simmer 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, rub toasted bread slices with cut garlic clove and place 2 pieces in each bowl.
• Beat together eggs and olive oil. Temper the egg: Spoon 2 ladlefuls of the hot soup into eggs and stir together.
• Turn off heat under soup and slowly stir in tempered egg mixture. Add pepper and parsley. Ladle soup into bowls over bread, sprinkle cheese over the top and serve.

ORZO & TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and celery and fry for 10-15 mins, or until starting to soften, then add the garlic and cook for 1 min more. Stir in all the other ingredients, except for the pesto and remaining oil, and bring to the boil.
• Reduce the heat and leave to simmer for 6-8 mins, or until the orzo is tender. Season to taste, then ladle into bowls.
• Stir the remaining oil with the pesto, then drizzle over the soup. Serve with chunks of crusty bread.

SPANISH GARLIC AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add carrot, cabbage, cauliflower and leeks. Cook, stirring constantly, for a few minutes until cabbage wilts. Stir in the garlic and tomato paste, and continue to cook for another minute or two, stirring constantly to prevent the garlic from burning. Stir in 2 cups of water, then cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Pour in the diced tomatoes and the remaining 2 cups of water, and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Reserve 2 cups of the liquid, and puree the remaining soup in a blender or food processor. Return the blended mixture to the reserved liquid, and stir in milk and butter. Return to a boil, and cook for 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve.

VEGETABLE PASTA SOUP

Steps:

• Soak Lima beans over night to re-hydrate.
• In a large stock pot, add all ingredients except orzo and bring to a medium boil.
• Reduce to a slow simmer for 30 minutes.
• Check flavor and add additional seasonings as desired.
• Add orzo and simmer for an additional 60 minutes.
• Reduce to low and keep warm until serving.

PASTA AND VEGGIES IN GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute garlic and pepper flakes in oil for 1 minute. Add garbanzo beans and tomatoes; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add spinach and salt; cook and stir until spinach is wilted. , Drain pasta; add to vegetable mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese; toss to coat.

BEAN AND PASTA SOUP

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick saucepan, saute the celery, carrots and onion in oil for 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the water, tomatoes, broth, basil, rosemary, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until carrots are tender. , Drain pasta; stir into vegetable mixture. Add the beans; heat through. Stir in spinach; cook until spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese if desired.

CHICKEN VEGETABLE PASTA SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except broth and orzo in a large pot.
• Add broth until there is a little more broth than you like in a soup (the orzo will absorb some liquid).
• Slowly bring the soup to a simmer and simmer for an hour or more.
• Add orzo and continue to cook until orzo is tender.