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I'll share my recipe, if you'll share yours, November 15, 2011

luckygardnr
12 years ago

I had this at a cooking class and it was excellent. The goat cheese and pesto just made it taste lovely!

Chickpea Minestrone with Goat Cheese and Pesto

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Serves 6-8

INGREDIENTS

1cup Chopped onions

1 cup Chopped celery

1 cup Chopped carrots

2 tsp Minced Garlic cloves

2 cups Diced sweet potato

1/2 cup Diced sweet pepper

28 oz can Diced tomatoes with juice

19 oz can Chickpeas, drained and rinsed

About 8 cups Vegetable stock (enough to cover vegetables by a couple of inches)

1 cup Small shaped pasta

Goat cheese

pesto

DIRECTIONS

In a large pot, add onions, celery, carrots, garlic, sweet potato, pepper, tomato and vegetable stock. Bring to a boil over high heat.

Add chickpeas, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Add pasta and cook for 7 minutes (or as described on pasta package), stirring often adding more water as desired.

To serve, ladle soup into bowl and add a tablespoon of goat cheese and a teaspoon of pesto.

RECIPE NOTES

Replace vegetable stock with chicken or beef stock

Add 1 cup chopped cooked chicken, beef or pork

Replace basil pesto with sundried tomato pesto or tapenade

Replace chickpeas with cannellini beans/white kidney beans

Replace pasta with � cup of rice

Replace or add vegetables to your liking: peas, corn, green/yellow beans, chopped spinach, squash, zucchini, etc.

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