Vegetarian Soupe Au Pistou

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups canned chick-peas, rinsed
• 5 cups vegetable broth
• 15 ounces chopped tomatoes
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 3 medium red potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch chunks
• 1 cup carrot, sliced
• 1 cup frozen italian flat beans
• 1/4 cup vermicelli (optional)
• prepared pesto sauce

Recipe

• 1 saute onion and garlic in oil in a large soup pot. add tomatoes, bay leaf, thyme and 5 c vegetable broth. cover and bring to a boil.
• 2 add carrots, potatoes and beans. season with pepper, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 3 stir in flat beans and cook 10 minutes or until beans are tender.
• 4 stir in vermicelli, if desired and cook 3 minutes more.
• 5 spoon 2 t pistou in bottom of each bowl. spoon soup over top.