Cozy Orzo and White Bean Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 257.2
  • Total Fat: 2.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 2,085.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 48.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.4 g
  • Protein: 12.5 g

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Introduction

Healthy, filling and lo cal, high fiber Healthy, filling and lo cal, high fiber
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    2 medium onions, chopped
    4 cloves garlic, crushed
    1 big can stewed tomatoes
    1 big can white beans, drained
    8 cups veggie or chicken stock, defatted
    dried chili pepper powder or flakes, to taste
    1 cup dry orzo pasta
    salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Makes 6 big servings

Pam a large saucepan, add onion and garlic, sauté til onion is soft, about 4 or 5 minutes.
Add tomatoes, stock, hot pepper flakes, bring to boil.
Add ozro, simmer gently about 12 minutes til pasta is cooked, stir to prevent sticking.
Add bean, heat another 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

If you add some parmesan, it would be good, but count it as added calories.

Note to self--added 300 gr lean chopped ham plus one more cup H2O and a half tsp liquid smoke. Excellent and a second, different soup. Add ham calories to total.



Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AKASHA66.