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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat olive oil in a large non-reactive saucepan over medium heat. | 2. Add the onions,peppers and the eggplant. | 3. Saute 2 minutes Add the garlic,oregano and chilies and continue to saute until softened. | 4. Add the tomatoes and water and bring to a boil over high heat. | 5. Reduce heat and simmer 35-40 minutes or until vegetables are tender. | 6. Add the parmesan,basil,vinegar and bread cubes to soak into the soup and thicken the mixture before serving,about 10 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	3	tablespoons		358.02	0.0	0.0	40.5
onion	1		chopped	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
red bell pepper	1		seeded chopped	-	-	-	-
eggplant	1		peeled cut	-	-	-	-
garlic clove	3		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
oregano	2	teaspoons	dried	5.3	1.3784	0.18	0.0856
chili	1/2	teaspoon		0.625	0.1478	0.0312	0.0031
tomato puree	3	cups	canned crushed	285.0	67.35	12.375	1.575
water	4	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup		148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0
basil leaf	8 -10		chopped	-	-	-	-
balsamic vinegar	1/4	cup		56.1	10.8566	0.3124	0.0
french bread italian	3	cups	toasted toasted	-	-	-	-

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