Description
Pastina Soup is the ultimate comfort dish, perfect for chilly days or when you need a warm embrace in a bowl. This Italian classic features tiny pasta shapes simmered in savory vegetable broth, enhanced with fresh vegetables and topped with melted Parmesan cheese. Each spoonful offers a nostalgic taste of home, making it an easy and delightful recipe to share with family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup pastina pasta
- 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
- 1 medium carrot, diced
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ? cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Saut? onions, garlic, carrots, and celery until softened (about 5 minutes).
- Pour in the vegetable broth and bring to a boil.
- Add pastina pasta and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for about 8 minutes until pasta is tender but not mushy. Stir occasionally.
- Remove from heat and stir in grated Parmesan cheese until melted.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste before serving hot.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Saut?ing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl (250g)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 10mg