Pasta-and-Chickpea Soup with Pesto Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 tbsp olive oil
2 cups chopped onion
1 cup sliced leek (about 1 small)
1 tbsp chopped fresh or 1 tsp dried rosemary
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 cups chopped tomato (about 2 lb)
3 cups water
1 (14 1/2-oz) can vegetable broth
1 (14-oz) can chickpeas ( garbanzo beans), undrained
1 cup diced zucchini
1/2 cup frozen petite green peas
1/2 cup frozen baby lima beans
1/2 cup frozen french-cut green beans
1/3 cup uncooked pastina (tiny star-shaped pasta) or any small pasta
2 tbsp chopped fresh or 2 tsp dried parsley
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp commercial pesto
2 tbsp (1/2 oz) grated fresh parmesan cheese

Directions:

Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, leek, rosemary, and garlic, and sauté 10 minutes. Add tomato, water, broth, and chickpeas, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes. Add zucchini, peas, lima beans, and green beans; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Stir in pastina, parsley, and pepper, and cook 8 minutes. Spoon 1 1/2 cups soup into each of 6 bowls; top each serving with 1 teaspoon pesto sauce and 1 teaspoon cheese.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	203.06 Kcal (850 kJ)
Calories from fat	54.1 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	6.01g	9%
Cholesterol	19.03mg	6%
Sodium	222.22mg	9%
Potassium	807.24mg	17%
Total Carbs	27.47g	9%
Sugars	9.38g	38%
Dietary Fiber	6.51g	26%
Protein	11.19g	22%
Vitamin C	46mg	77%
Iron	28.3mg	157%
Calcium	192.2mg	19%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	44.59 Kcal (187 kJ)
Calories from fat	11.88 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	1.32g	9%
Cholesterol	4.18mg	6%
Sodium	48.8mg	9%
Potassium	177.26mg	17%
Total Carbs	6.03g	9%
Sugars	2.06g	38%
Dietary Fiber	1.43g	26%
Protein	2.46g	22%
Vitamin C	10.1mg	77%
Iron	6.2mg	157%
Calcium	42.2mg	19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Recipe Tags

< 200 kcals

Weightwatchers Points

3.8

Points
5

PointsPlus

Good Points

low fat,
saturated fat free,
low sodium,
low cholesterol

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