Summers Bounty Soup With Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 7-8 hours or until vegetables are tender.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil over medium heat and saute the onions, garlic and any other veggies that need time for softening (like carrots and zucchini). Saute for 10 minutes.
• Add crushed tomatoes and chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add smaller vegetables such as peas, beans and corn, and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes and add the fresh herbs and cannellini beans. Simmer for 10 more minutes or until veggies are crisp-soft.
• Serve in bowls with 1 tablespoons of freshly grated parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.

Steps:

• In a large soup pot over medium heat, add the oil.
• Stir in leeks and saffron and cook for 10 minutes or until leeks are translucent.
• Stir in remaining vegetables (carrots - garlic) - include any juice from the tomatoes and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Cook for 5 more minutes.
• Stir in broth/stock and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer and cook for 30 more minutes.
• While the soup is simmering cook pasta according to package directions, drain and rinse and set aside.
• Meanwhile prepare the pesto: drop basil in a pot of boiling water for a second or so, drain, rinse and pat dry. Using a food processor (you can also do this by hand using a mortar and pestle if desired) process the garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pine nuts until chopped - add in the basil and olive oil and puree until smooth. Add cheeses and process until combined.
• Stir pasta into soup and ladel soup into bowls , topped with a spoonful of pesto.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pan. Fry the carrots and onion for 5 mins until starting to soften. Add the stock and tomatoes, then simmer for 10 mins. Add the peas and beans with 5 mins to go.
• Once veg is tender, stir in the pasta. Return to the boil and simmer for 2 mins until the pasta is just cooked. Stir in the basil, if using. Season, then serve in bowls topped with a sprinkling of Parmesan and slices of garlic bread.

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients to a 5-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 7-8 hours or until the vegetables are tender.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper (I add cayenne pepper). Remove bay leaf before serving.

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in a large deep skillet over medium heat add mushrooms shallots garlic salt and pepper cook stirring occasionally until slightly softened about five minutes. Add cherry tomatoes and cook until they just begin to wilt about two minutes. Sprinkle flour over vegetables and cook stirring one minute more, add wine and bring to a simmer about one minute. Stir zucchini noodles and 1/2 cup basil into tomato mixture and cook stirring until zucchini noodles are tender 5 to 6 minutes store in heavy cream and 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese and bring to a simmer one minute. Spoon into bowls and top with remaining 1/4 basil and 2 tablespoons Parmesan garnish with pepper to taste.