Roasted garlic and vegetable soup with pasta

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Garlic bulb; seperated and peeled
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 Onion; diced
1 Red bell pepper; diced
4 cups Reduced-fat; reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 cups Water
2 Carrots; peeled and sliced
1 tablespoon Tomato paste
1 teaspoon Dried basil
¼ teaspoon Black pepper
4 cups Escarole; shredded
1½ cup Tiny broccoli florets
1 cup Small elbow macaroni
Salt; (optional)
Grated Parmesan cheese; (optional)

Directions

1-Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Allow garlic to sit for 15 minutes.

Then wrap garlic in foil and place in a small casserole. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until soft when squeezed. 2-Warm oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add onions and peppers; saute 5 minutes. Add broth, water, carrots, tomato paste, basil, and black pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 10 minutes. 3-Remove 1 cup of liquid. Mash garlic into the liquid. Stir into the pot. Add escarole and simmer7 minutes. Add broccoli, cover, and turn off the heat. 4-Cook macaroni according tp package directions. Drain, and stir into the soup. If desired, season with salt and Parmesan.

NOTES : Yields about 9 cups.

1½ cups per serving.

Per serving:142 cal 2.9 g Fat ⅖ g Sat Fat 0 mg Chol 2,8 g Fiber 6.7 g Pro 23.9 g Carb 359 mg Sodium Recipe by: Prevention Jan 1998

Posted to EAT-LF Digest by Chris <ckur5@...> on Mar 23, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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