Pistou Soup Recipe
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Pistou Soup

By: somaluna 
"My mom brought this recipe back from a cooking class in Provence. Pistou is the French word for pesto. This is a wonderful tasting fresh vegetable soup. We've made it 3 times in just one month! It is so easy, healthy, filling, and delicious (better the next day). Can be served as a dinner meal with some crusty bread and wine."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (12)

Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 10 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3 quarts vegetable broth
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups fresh green beans - rinsed, trimmed, and snapped into bite-size pieces
  • 4 zucchini, cut into small cubes
  • 3 carrots, cut into bite size pieces
  • 4 potatoes, cut into bite sized pieces
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  • 1 bunch basil, leaves picked from stems
  • 10 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 tomatoes, chopped
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
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  • 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (15.5 ounce) can white beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 (8 ounce) package spaghetti, broken into 2-inch pieces
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  • 1/2 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Bring the vegetable broth and water to a boil in a large pot. Stir in the green beans, zucchini, carrots, and potatoes. Return to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 45 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, prepare the pistou by processing the basil leaves, garlic, tomatoes, olive oil, and salt together in a food processor until finely chopped; set aside.
  3. Stir the kidney beans, white beans, canned diced tomatoes, and spaghetti into the soup and return to a simmer. Cook until the spaghetti is tender, about 10 minutes. Remove the soup from the heat and stir in the pistou. Sprinkle with Gruyere cheese and Parmesan cheese to serve.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 456 | Total Fat: 15.7g | Cholesterol: 11mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2009 by ms410   view full review
After spending quite some time cubing veggies, I found them to be mushy after the 45 min...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2009 by ClubFerndale   view full review
A great, hearty, healthy & low-fat soup for a chilly Fall night. Definitely add the zucchini...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2009 by Christina   view full review
Very yummy with a few changes. Simmer veggies minus the zucchini on low for 30 min. Add...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2009 by adrienne   view full review
Wonderful recipe! Though, I made pesto instead of pistou because I had pinenuts on hand. It's...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2009 by Karen   view full review
My family loves this soup! It has become our new fall favorite. I make it with or without...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2009 by Jen   view full review
This soup has great flavor. I too used chicken broth because it's what I had on hand and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on May 25, 2010 by Chloe   view full review
Very nice, not enough flavor though.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on May 17, 2010 by covergirl   view full review
Lovely soup. I used beef and chicken broth and water and ditalini (small italian pasta) as a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2010 by Leigh Ann Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Yummy. Great tasting and filling meal that is meatless. I was surprised my teenage son...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 15, 2011 by BONF   view full review
Really delicious! I was using up some garden veggies so I changed things slightly. I cut...

 

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