Classic Minestrone Soup Con Pesto Alla Genovese

Classic Minestrone Soup Con Pesto Alla Genovese

Course :	Italian
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	1

Ingredients:

3	tablespoons	olive oil
2	medium	Onions -- diced
2	medium	carrots -- chopped
2	medium	leeks -- whites only chopped
2	stalks	celery -- chopped
2	medium	potatoes -- diced
1	cup	dry beans -- soaked and cooked but still hard
1	large	eggplant -- skinned and diced
2	cups	hot chicken broth
4	cups	boiling water
1	teaspoon	salt and pepper
2	medium	tomatoes -- diced
1 1/2	cups	cabbage -- diced
1 1/2	cups	spinach -- diced
1 1/2	cups	zucchini -- diced
3/4	cup	pasta -- raw
3	tablespoons	pesto -- heaping
		-----pesto-----
1 1/2	cups	fresh basil leaves
1	clove	garlic
1/2	cup	parmesan or Romano cheese
3	tablespoons	pine nuts or walnuts
1/2	cup	olive oil

Preparation:

In olive oil sauté‚till soft onions, leeks, carrots, celery, and potatoes. Add dry beans, eggplant and cook down. Add chicken broth, water, salt, pepper, tomatoes and cook for about 1 hour covered. Add cabbage, spinach, zucchini. Add pasta. If too thick add more chicken broth. When done add pesto sauce. Courtesy of Ciao Italia cookbook.