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altamura pea soup (minestra di piselli di altamura) takes several minutes to prepare.

altamura pea soup (minestra di piselli di altamura) takes several minutes to cook.

altamura pea soup (minestra di piselli di altamura) makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for altamura pea soup (minestra di piselli di altamura) are:

? olive oil
? 2 medium onions, peeled and finely chopped
? 4 large handfuls of freshly podded peas
? 4.5 cups chicken stock
? 8oz dried spaghetti, broken into approx 2.5cm lengths
? sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
optional: 1 sprig each of fresh mint, basil and rosemary
? extra virgin olive oil
a small handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Here is how you make altamura pea soup (minestra di piselli di altamura):

Pour a good lug of olive oil into a pan, add the onions and fry slowly for 10 minutes. Stir in the peas and chicken stock, bring to the boil and simmer for another 10 minutes or so. Bring some salted water to the boil and cook your spaghetti for half the time it says on the packet, then drain and add it to the pea soup to finish cooking. It's nice to tie up the sprigs of herbs and pop them into the soup to give it a nice fragrance, removing them before serving. When the pasta's cooked have a taste of the soup and season carefully with salt and pepper. Divide the soup between the bowls, drizzle over a little extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with the parsley.Serving Size: approx 6 svgsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BLUMOONFYRE.

The nutritional information for altamura pea soup (minestra di piselli di altamura) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 299.0

• Total Fat: 6.6 g
• Cholesterol: 5.4 mg
• Sodium: 341.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 46.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.1 g
• Protein: 13.2 g