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Italian Pasta Soup with Rosemary

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Try this creamy, delicious Italian Pasta Soup with Rosemary! In this cooking video Karen Breyer and her dad will show you step-by-step how to make this Italian Pasta Soup with Rosemary recipe. If you are looking for new dinner ideas, I think you will be very happy with this yummy pasta and rosemary soup. Little and big kids will especially like the fun rotini noodles in this soup. This is a very healthy, flavorful soup recipe that everyone will love!

I expect you will find this Italian Pasta Soup with Rosemary recipe so impressive that you can even serve it to important dinner guests! It can be served as a main dish or side dish. For a main dish I suggest serving it with a salad, and garlic or other crusty bread. You could also put this soup in a thermos for your children’s or your lunch. What a delicious idea! Watch this cooking video and try this Italian Pasta Soup with Rosemary for your next casual or fancy lunch or dinner!

Italian Pasta Soup with Rosemary

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces pasta, corkscrew (cooked)
  • 1 - 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups onion, chopped (red or yellow)
  • 1 cup celery, chopped
  • 1 1/2 - 2 cups zucchini, chopped
  • 2 - 15 ounce cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons chicken seasoning/broth, instant (vegan or regular)
  • 2 teaspoons dried or 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon (or to taste) salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon (or to taste)

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to package instructions but leave out the salt. Drain and set aside.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
  3. When the oil is hot, add the onion, celery and zucchini. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft.
  4. Add the beans, water, chicken seasoning and rosemary to the cooked vegetables and simmer for 10 minutes.
  5. Using a slotted spoon, remove the vegetables and beans and add them to a blender of food processor. Blend until smooth.
  6. Return the puree to the saucepan. Add the pasta to the sauce pan. Stir frequently and cook over medium heat until soup is hot, about 5 minutes.
  7. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

Notes

Corkscrew pasta is spiral shaped pasta like rotini.

If you use fresh rosemary, chop it into smaller pieces as desired.

You can half this recipe for less servings.

See a cooking demonstration of this Italian Pasta Soup with Rosemary recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

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