Guilt free soup

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Any small to medium sized pasta
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 To 2 cloves garlic,minced
1 large Onion, chopped
3 Stalks celery, diagonally sliced
1 Sweet pepper (any color), chopped
1 tablespoon Beau Monde seasoning or seasoning salt
1 can (19 oz.) tomatoes
3 cups Chicken broth
12 Mushrooms, quartered
1 cup Cauliflower florets
¼ cup Chopped fresh basil (or 1 tablespoon dried)
¼ cup Chopped fresh parsley
2 smalls Zucchini, diagonally sliced
Freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions

Cook the pasta in boiling, salted water until al dente. Drain and set aside. Heat oil in a large saucepan. Saute garlic, onion and celery over medium heat for 5 minutes or until soft but not brown. Add sweet pepper; saute for 3 minutes longer. Add Beau Monde, tomatoes and chicken broth.

Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 to 20 minutes. Add mushrooms, cauliflower, basil and parsley. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add zucchini; cook just until tender. Add pepper, lemon juice and cooked pasta. Pass Parmesan cheese separately at the table if desired. Serves 4 to 6 Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@... Source: Good Friends Cookbook Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by cjhartlin@... on Aug 17, 1999

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