Healthy Alphabet Soup

LUv 2 BaKE's Note:

A delicious real alphabet soup which is much more nutritionally sound, as well as tastier, than the canned stuff. Recipe from "Stealth Health" Mar/99. In the ingredients, "Dried Italian herb seasoning is just regular dried Italian herb.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 50 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 cup onion , chopped
• 1 cup carrot , finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves , minced
• 3 ½ cups vegetarian chicken broth or 3 ½ cups chicken broth
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup dried white bean , rinsed
• 1 (398 ml) can tomatoes , cut up
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄8; teaspoon cayenne
• 1 cup dry alphabet pasta

Directions:

1. Combine first five ingredients; boil.
2. Add next four ingredients; boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer stirring occasionally for 1 1/2 hours until beans are tender.
3. Using a slotted spoon, remove most of the beans and transfer remaining liquid to a blender; process till smooth.
4. Return mixture and beans back to the pot; Stir in alphabet pasta.
5. Boil then reduce hear; cover and simmer 8 minutes until pasta is tender but firm.
6. Yield: 6 1 1/2 cup servings.

Reviews

[Dreamer in Ontario]

I cheated a bit when making this and used a can of white beans instead of dried beans and therefore omitted the water. The pasta used was Organic Vegetable Alphabets. I sauteed the veggies before adding the broth and reduced the cooking time to about 30 minutes. The cayenne gives the soup a very nice bite wihout making it hot. DD had a 2nd bowl. That alone would make it a 5 star recipe for me. Thanks for posting. Made for ZWT4

[3vegkids]

very very good! i made it as written, except instead of white beans i used a 15 bean & lentil mix (dried). all three kids enjoyed it, as well as my husband and i. i think next time i make it i will make a double batch and freeze half (probably without the pasta) for a quick supper! thank you for posting!

[Lainey6605]

This was really good! My kids just loved it. I liked the addition of the cayenne since it gave it a nice little kick, but not too much. Made for ZWT4 for the Tastebud Tickling Travellers.