Green On Green Pasta Soup
4 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 leeks (white and green parts) -- cleaned and sliced 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1/2 medium cabbage, -- shredded finely 6 cups water or homemade chi...
Ingredients
- 4tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2leeks (white and green parts) -- cleaned and sliced
- 2cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1/2medium cabbage, -- shredded finely
- 6cups water or homemade chicken broth
- 2zucchini, trimmed, seeded & cut into --
- 1/2" half moons
- 1/2poundgreen beans cut into 1" lengths
Directions
- 1
4 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 leeks (white and green parts) -- cleaned and sliced 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1/2 medium cabbage, -- shre
- 2
Add the leeks, cover and cook for a couple of minutes until they begin to soften
- 3
Add the garlic and cabbage, 1 cup of the water, cover and cook for 10 minutes or until the cabbage has wilted
- 4
Add the remaining water, zucchini and green beans, cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are somewhat tender
- 5
Add the pasta, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until the pasta is tender
- 6
At this point check the level of liquid
- 7
if the soup seems somewhat thick, just add more water to bring the level of the liquid back up to where it was at the beginning of cooking t
- 8
Season carefully with salt and pepper