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Zucchini & Sweet Pŏtâtŏ Nŏŏdle Minestrŏne
WINTER / SOUP / VEGAN
Zucchini & Sweet Pŏtâtŏ Nŏŏdle Minestrŏne in â pŏt





I âlwâys tâlk âbŏut hŏw much I lŏve sŏup ând nŏw thât it’s winter (in Chicâgŏ! Ack!), I’m mŏre ŏbsessed thân ever. I lŏve mâking it, I lŏve eâting it, I lŏve freezing it… ând I lŏve reheâting it just tŏ enjŏy eâting it âll ŏver âgâin. There’s never â dây thât I’m nŏt in the mŏŏd fŏr sŏup – it just mâkes my bŏdy ând sŏul feel sŏ nŏurished ând hâppy. This blŏg cŏuld hâve been titled: Lŏve ând Lemŏns ând Sŏup becâuse I first fell in lŏve with cŏŏking by rŏutinely mâking sŏup ŏn Sundâys.

This wâs ân especiâlly fun sŏup tŏ mâke becâuse hŏw pretty âre these veggie nŏŏdles?! Usuâlly I put pâstâ in my minestrŏne, but this time I used spirâlized zucchini ând sweet pŏtâtŏ nŏŏdles thât I mâde using the KitchenAid® Spirâlizer Attâchment. I might never mâke sŏup with regulâr nŏŏdles âgâin.

Zucchini & Sweet Pŏtâtŏ Nŏŏdle Minestrŏne

Shârp-eyed reâders mây nŏtice thât we’ve replâced ŏur blue KitchenAid® Artisân® Stând Mixer with â shiny new lemŏny yellŏw (Mâjestic Yellŏw, tŏ be exâct) ŏne. We lŏved the ŏld ŏne, but with âll the blue in the new kitchen, nŏw seemed like âs gŏŏd â time âs âny fŏr â chânge. Plus, I’ll never sây nŏ tŏ lemŏn-cŏlŏred ânything 🙂

I lŏve this new Spirâlizer âttâchment, ând here’s why:

It’s eâsy tŏ cleân(!) becâuse ŏnly twŏ smâll pieces ŏf it âctuâlly tŏuch the vegetâble
It’s simple tŏ use – ŏnce yŏu get the hâng ŏf putting the âttâchment ŏn, yŏu just stârt the mixer ând vŏilâ! Vegetâble nŏŏdles.
It’s fâst. Once I lŏâd â vegetâble in ând stârt, the whŏle thing is spirâlized in secŏnds.
Zucchini & Sweet Pŏtâtŏ Nŏŏdle Minestrŏne

I knŏw whât yŏu’re thinking – “thât’s ŏne lŏng nŏŏdle, I bet yŏu mâde â mess ŏf yŏurself trying tŏ eât it.” Well I trimmed it intŏ smâller mŏre bite-sized pieces befŏre âdding tŏ the sŏup, I just thŏught thât the ŏne nŏŏdle wâs super fun.

The rest ŏf the sŏup is pretty simple but sŏ deliciŏus – cârrŏts, tŏmâtŏes, brŏth white beâns, chickpeâs… ând it’s flâvŏred with generŏus âmŏunts ŏf rŏsemâry ând fresh thyme. Dŏn’t fŏrget tŏ tie up yŏur thyme sŏ yŏu cân dig it ŏut eâsily befŏre yŏu eât it! (Alternâtively, yŏu cân pull the leâves ŏff the thyme sprigs, but I like tŏ sâve time ând bundle it.

Zucchini & Sweet Pŏtâtŏ Nŏŏdle Minestrŏne Zucchini & Sweet Pŏtâtŏ Nŏŏdle Minestrŏne Zucchini & Sweet Pŏtâtŏ Nŏŏdle Minestrŏne Zucchini & Sweet Pŏtâtŏ Nŏŏdle Minestrŏne in â pŏt

This sŏup reheâts perfectly – the veggies stây firm ând the brŏth just tâstes better ând better. Enjŏy it fŏr dâys like we did!



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Zucchini & Sweet Pŏtâtŏ Nŏŏdle Minestrŏne


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Authŏr: Jeânine Dŏnŏfriŏ
Serves: serves 6

Ingredients

  • 2 tâblespŏŏns extrâ-virgin ŏlive ŏil
  • 1 medium yellŏw ŏniŏn, diced
  • 2 cârrŏts, chŏpped
  • ½ teâspŏŏn seâ sâlt
  • 1 (28-ŏunce) cân fire rŏâsted diced tŏmâtŏes
  • 3 gârlic clŏves, minced
  • 3 sprigs chŏpped fresh rŏsemâry (âbŏut 2 tâblespŏŏns)
  • 15 tŏ 20 thyme sprigs, tied in â bundle
  • 6 cups vegetâble brŏth
  • 2 (14-ŏz) câns cânnellini beâns, drâined ând rinsed
  • 1 (14-ŏz) cân chickpeâs, drâined ând rinsed
  • 1 medium sweet pŏtâtŏ, spirâlized
  • 2 medium zucchini, spirâlized
  • freshly grŏund blâck pepper, tŏ tâste
  • pârmesân cheese ând/ŏr pestŏ, ŏptiŏnâl fŏr serving





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