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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place the onion, garlic, celery, and carrot in a large saucepan and stir in the tomatoes, red wine, vegetable stock and oregano. | 2. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for about 15 minutes. Stir the beans and zucchini into the mixture and continue to cook, uncovered, for another 5 minutes. | 3. Add the tomato paste and season well with salt and pepper. Heat through, stirring occasionally, and cook another 2-3 minutes but do not allow mixture to boil again. | 4. Ladle the soup into warm bowls and serve with a spoonful of low-fat pesto on each portion. Serve with fresh crusty bread. | 5. PESTO SAUCE: | 6. Place all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor and process for a few seconds until smooth. You can finely chop the basil and mix all ingredients together if no blender or processor is available. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
onion	1		chopped	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
garlic clove	1		chopped	12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
celery rib	2		sliced	12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
carrot	1		diced	29.52	6.8976	0.6696	0.1728
tomato	1	can	chopped	40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
red wine	2/3	cup		-	-	-	-
vegetable stock	5	cups		55.25	10.2765	2.6519999999999997	0.7735
oregano	1	teaspoon	dried	2.65	0.6892	0.09	0.0428
bean	1	can	mixed	80.0	11.3103	11.5862	1.3793
zucchini	2		diced	66.64	12.1912	4.7432	1.2544
tomato paste	1	tablespoon		13.12	3.0256	0.6912	0.0752
salt pepper				12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
garlic clove	2		crushed	12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
basil leaf	1/2	ounce	washed	12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
yogurt	6	tablespoons	low-fat unsweetened	56.0438	4.2814	3.1881	2.9859
parmesan cheese	2	tablespoons	grated	37.0	4.0	4.0	0.5
salt pepper				12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.