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Mediterranean Pasta Soup is for Soup.

Mediterranean Pasta Soup takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Mediterranean Pasta Soup takes 25 minutes to cook.

Mediterranean Pasta Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Mediterranean Pasta Soup are:

1 tbs olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
2 celery stalks, diced
2 large carrots, peeled and sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 vegan vegetable bouillon cubes
4 c water (or 4c of low fat chicken broth)
1/4c red wine
1 can (15oz) white beans, undrained
1 can (15 oz) red kidney beans, undrained
1 can (14 oz) diced Italian tomatoes
1 bay leaf
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp oregano
1 c small shell pasta
1/4c fresh parsley, chopped
salt and pepper
1 c Parmesan Cheese, grated

Here is how you make Mediterranean Pasta Soup:

In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil. Add onions, celery and carrots. Cook over low heat for 5-7 min. Add garlic and cook an additional 1 min. Do not brown any of the vegetables. The celery and carrots will still be firm. Add broth, wine, white beans, kidney beans, tomatoes, bay leaf, basil and oregano. Simmer for 10 min. Add pasta and parsley and cook until the pasta is just cooked. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper. Bowl it up and add Parmesan Cheese. Serves 8Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user COGNACGIRL.

The nutritional information for Mediterranean Pasta Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 235.0

• Total Fat: 7.0 g
• Cholesterol: 9.9 mg
• Sodium: 1,271.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 28.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.0 g
• Protein: 13.8 g

The dietary needs meet for Mediterranean Pasta Soup is Vegetarian