This is less a soup than it is an Italian-American vegetable stew, great on its own but most often eaten more like a vegetable stroganoff or Bolognese, coating the pasta with its thick, rustic, vegetable-and-bean gravy, and finished in the bowl with fresh basil and a dusting of Parmesan and drizzle of olive oil.
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 leeks, white and light green parts only, rinsed and diced
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
2 teaspoons salt, divided
Ground pepper to taste
1 pound potatoes, diced (1/2-inch)
3 medium carrots, sliced 1/4-inch thick
4 celery stalks, sliced 1/4-inch thick
2 medium yellow squash, halved lengthwise and sliced 1/4-inch thick
1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced 1/4-inch thick
8 ounces green beans, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 pound frozen or fresh (shelled) peas
3 ½ cups cooked beans with their cooking liquid clinging to them, such as cannellini and/or kidney beans or 2 (15- ounce) cans beans, drained but not rinsed
4 cups water or 2 cups water and 2 cups homemade chicken stock
1 (2 inch) piece Parmesan rind
1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes with juice
1 pound pasta, such as orecchiette or medium shells
Roughly torn fresh basil and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano for serving (optional)
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