Fresh Summer Pesto Pea Soup
Created by AdriannaNY on May 10, 2012
- Servings: 5
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 12-15m
- Recipe #5381
Ingredients
- Olive oil, to coat your pot, about 3 tablespoons
- 1/2 medium onion, chopped
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 12 ounces fresh garden peas
- Prepared basil pesto
- Salt & ground pepper
- Fresh grated Parmesan or Romano cheese or sour cream
How to Make
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Step 1: In a large soup pot heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, and cook until softened - about 5 minutes. Add garlic cook until soft about 1 minute. Add broth; bring to a boil over high heat, add peas and cook until just heated through.
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Step 2: Carefully using an immersion blender or a regular blender puree until very smooth. Return soup to pot and bring to a simmer, add in pesto. Add salt and pepper to your taste. Serve with a sprinkle of grated Parmesan or sour cream (if your serving cold cool then place in refrigerator and chill)
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (177.6 g)
- Calories 82.3
- Total Fat - 1.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.3 g
- Cholesterol - 3.2 mg
- Sodium - 327 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 14.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.1 g
- Sugars - 3.4 g
- Protein - 4 g
- Calcium - 27 mg
- Iron - 1 mg
- Vitamin C - 5.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg