Ingredients
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- 1 cup pastina pasta
- 1 brown onion
- 2 carrots
- 2 celery sticks
- 4 garlic cloves
- 6 cups vegetable broth (or chicken broth)
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Optional garnishes: chopped parsley, grated parmesan cheese, olive oil
Instructions
- Chop the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic into manageable pieces.
- In a large pot, combine vegetable broth and chopped veggies. Season with salt, black pepper, and optional bay leaf. Simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Once vegetables are tender, remove the bay leaf and blend the mixture until smooth.
- Return the blended mixture to the pot with remaining broth; bring to a boil.
- Stir in pastina pasta and cook according to package instructions (about 5-6 minutes) until al dente.
- Serve hot with optional garnishes.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 23 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (240g)
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 540mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 0mg