Description
This Italian Pastina Soup is a simple and comforting vegetable soup that can be made in just 25 minutes. It’s a perfect dish for a quick and nutritious meal.
Ingredients
Pastina Pasta:
1 cup pastina pasta (stelline shape)Brown Onion:
1Carrots:
2Celery Sticks:
2Garlic Cloves:
4Vegetable Broth:
6 cups (low-sodium)Salt and Black Pepper:
to tasteOptional:
1 bay leaf, 1 parmesan rindGarnish (optional):
chopped parsley, grated parmesan cheese, drizzle of olive oilInstructions
- Roughly chop the vegetables: Onion, carrots, celery, and garlic cloves.
- Simmer the broth: Combine vegetable broth, chopped vegetables, bay leaf, and parmesan rind. Season and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Blend the cooked vegetables: Remove bay leaf and rind, strain out vegetables, blend with water.
- Combine blended vegetables and broth: Stir and taste for seasoning. Bring to a boil.
- Cook the pastina: Add pastina pasta and cook for 5-6 minutes.
- Serve: Garnish with parsley, parmesan, and olive oil.
Notes
- A low-sodium vegetable broth has been used.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 201 kcal
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 34mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0.02g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.04g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
