Pistou Soup
"My mom brought this recipe back from a cooking class in Provence. Pistou is the French word for pesto. This is a wonderful tasting fresh vegetable soup. We've made it 3 times in just one month! It is so easy, healthy, filling, and delicious (better the next day). Can be served as a dinner meal with some crusty bread and wine."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Gruyere Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Kidney Bean | 1/2 cup canned (128g) drained | 112 |
| Parmesan Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 110 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Green Beans | 1 cup (100g) | 31 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Cucumber | 1/2 cup sliced (52g) | 16 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Bean | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 3 quarts vegetable broth
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups fresh green beans - rinsed, trimmed, and snapped into bite-size pieces
- 4 zucchini, cut into small cubes
- 3 carrots, cut into bite size pieces
- 4 potatoes, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 bunch basil, leaves picked from stems
- 10 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can white beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (8 ounce) package spaghetti, broken into 2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese