B K Witch's Soupe Provencal Au Pistou

"I have had several different versions of Soupe Au Pistou over the years. While they have all been excellent, I wanted to do my own "twist" on it, so this version is the BKWitch way."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 20mins
Ingredients:
24
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a large soup pot, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over med-low heat.
  • Add the carrots, onion and celery; sauté for 6 minutes.
  • Add the green beans, zucchini, the mushrooms, 1 tsp of the salt, and the black pepper.
  • Cook, stirring often, about 6 more minutes.
  • Add the potatoes, tomatoes, tomato paste, the chicken stock, the onion powder, the garlic powder, and the 3 cups water.
  • Bring just to a boil.
  • Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Add the green peas, the cannellini beans, the pasta, and the second 1 tsp of salt.
  • Continue simmering for 10 minutes longer, until the pasta, and all vegetables are tender.
  • Turn heat to low.
  • To make the pistou:

  • Put the basil, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and 1/4 tsp of salt into a food processor or a blender.
  • Purée, as you slowly drizzle in the 3 tablespoons of olive oil.
  • Stir 1/4 cup of the pistou into the soup.
  • Serve the hot soup in soup bowls with a teaspoonful of the pistou topping the center of each bowl.

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Recently moved to New Mexico from South-East Texas. What can I say, I LOVE to cook! My screen name came from my husband Bert. He calls me his Kitchen Witch, because he says that I "make magic" in the kitchen.Bert works in Emergency Medicine in a local E.R.(That's what brought us here to New Mexico.) He has worked Emergency for about 27 years now, and I call him my "working class hero".(In reference to the John Lennon song.) I have 5 awesome children, 2 step-sons, 2 sons, and a daughter, who because she is the youngest and the only girl, thinks she is a princess.(oh no, she's not spoiled!) I come from a long line of people, on both sides of the family, who were wonderful and creative cooks. I guess that explains my love of cooking and feeding people.I truly get a thrill out of serving food to people who enjoy it.I also love to read, and consume books and information ravenously.I absolutely adore a great mystery.I also would have a hard time surviving without music! I like most all music, from The Beatles, to old Blues(Robert Johnson rocks!) ,to Loreena McKennitt,and Phoebe Snow.I am currently a house wife, due to our recent move.Before that, I worked for several years with abused children in an RTC.(Residential Treatment Center.) My pet peeves are small-minded,prejudiced,mean people and wastefulness. Growing up, my Father taught us that to waste food was a sin when there are so many people in the world starving.I guess that one really stuck with me.I love to meet people with common interests,so Zmail me any time!<img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/FFF/Switzerland-FFF4.gif"> <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"> <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w270/dign4bones/cuckoo1.gif" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/200_PACpic.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/222/511934835_9dc466e9a4_o.gif"> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/Zaar%20World%20Tour%203/ZWT3-Participation.gif"><img src="http://www.satsleuth.com/cooking/RecipeSwap2.JPG" width=50%>
 
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