Provencal Vegetable Soup

Name: Provencal Vegetable Soup
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 3 liters homemade chicken stock or canned broth; 227 grams haricots verts, ends removed and cut in 1/2; 2 Tbsps kosher salt; 473 milliliters chopped leeks, white and light green parts (2 to 4 leeks); 2 Tbsps good olive oil; 473 milliliters chopped onions (2 onions); 8 servings Freshly grated Parmesan, for serving; 1 teaspoon saffron threads; 113 grams spaghetti, broken in pieces

Provencal Vegetable Soup might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 25g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 424 calories. It is perfect for Autumn. Head to the store and pick up leeks, 2-inch-diced potatoes, chicken stock, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the onions you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large stockpot, add the onions, and saute over low heat for 10 minutes, or until the onions are translucent.

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Olive Oil

Onion

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Pot

Add the leeks, potatoes, carrots, salt, and pepper and saute over medium heat for another 5 minutes.

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Potato

Carrot

Pepper

Leek

Salt

Add the chicken stock and saffron, bring to a boil, then simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, or until all the vegetables are tender.

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Chicken Stock

Vegetable

Saffron

Add the haricots verts and spaghetti, bring to a simmer, and cook for 15 more minutes.

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Haricots Verts

Spaghetti

To serve, whisk 1/4 cup of the pistou into the hot soup, then season to taste. Depending on the saltiness of your chicken stock, you may need to add up to another tablespoon of salt.

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Chicken Stock

Salt

Soup

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Whisk

Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and more pistou.

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Grated Parmesan Cheese

4 large garlic cloves

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Whole Garlic Cloves

1/4 cup tomato paste

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Tomato Paste

24 large basil leaves

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Fresh Basil

1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan

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Parmesan

1/2 cup good olive oil

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Olive Oil

Place the garlic, tomato paste, basil, and Parmesan in the bowl of a food processor and puree. With the motor running, slowly pour the olive oil down the feed tube to make a paste. Pack into a container, pour a film of olive oil on top, and close the lid.

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Tomato Paste

Olive Oil

Parmesan

Garlic

Basil