Hearty Vegetable Pesto Soup

Fragrant basil pesto adds a taste of summer to this healthier version of a classic French vegetable pesto soup. Aromatic vegetables add flavour and plenty of vitamins while keeping the fat in check. What a wonderful way to eat your vegetables!

Recipe_Vegetable Pesto Soup
Servings Prep Time Cook Time
4 25 minutes 35 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 25 minutes
Cook Time
35 minutes
Ingredients
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Instructions
  1. Peel, seed and chop the Italian tomatoes.
  2. Grease a large saucepan with nonstick cooking spray and set over medium-high heat. Sauté the onion, carrot, celery and garlic until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, yellow zucchini or squash, and the green zucchini. Sauté the vegetables until they are soft, about 8 minutes. Stir in the chicken stock and vegetable stock, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, until the flavours have blended, about 20 minutes.
  3. Place the basil and pesto in a food processor and pulse until the basil is chopped. Process until the pesto is thick and creamy.
  4. Ladle the soup into bowls, top with the pesto and serve.
Variations
  1. For vegetarian vegetable soup, substitute another 1 3/4 cups vegetable stock for the chicken stock. You can also vary the vegetables. Always start with sautéed onion, carrot, celery and garlic. In spring, add a handful of fresh green peas during the last 10 minutes. During summer, team the tomatoes with corn and green beans.
Recipe Notes

Per Serving
114 calories
6 g protein
6 g total fat
1 g saturated fat
3 mg cholesterol
10 g total carbohydrate
9 g sugars
4 g fibre
891 mg sodium