Cookbook:Pasta Soup for Kids
Pasta Soup for Kids | |
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Category | Soup recipes |
Servings | 6 |
Time | ½ hour |
Difficulty |
Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes | American cuisine | Pasta | Soups
IngredientsEdit
- 1 quart vegetable broth
- ½ cup carrots, in tiny cubes (the size of small peas)
- ½ cup diced zucchini
- ½ cup diced yellow crooked-neck squash
- ½ cup baby corn, ¼-inch pieces (or ¼ cup frozen corn—see notes)
- ½ cup small peas (frozen—see notes)
- ½ cup minced firm tofu
- 1 to 1½ cups cooked small pasta (see notes)
ProcedureEdit
- Bring broth to boil in a medium-sized saucepan.
- Add carrots, and lower the heat to a simmer.
- Cook for 5 minutes, or until carrots are just tender.
- Add zucchini, squash, and corn.
- Simmer for 5 minutes, then stir in peas, tofu, and cooked pasta.
- Simmer just a couple of minutes longer.
- Serve hot (or very warm) in small bowl with small spoons.
Notes, tips, and variationsEdit
- Small pasta: alphabets, little circles, little stars, or orzo, or a combination to delight kids!
- Cook pasta and store in water, covered, in the refrigerator until use. Drain well to add to the hot broth.
- Frozen Vegetables can be added to the broth frozen.