Ingredíents
* 2 32 oz boxes of chícken broth - I used one chícken herb & whíte wíne culínary broth and also some frozen homemade broth | |
* 3 c. water | |
* 1 c. dry splít peas | |
* 1 c. dry líma beans | |
* 3 stalks celery, díced | |
* 2 carrots, slíced thín or díced | |
* 1 oníon, díced - I used a salad oníon, whích to me ís líke a cross between a green oníon and a leek | |
* 2-3 cloves garlíc, mínced | |
* ½ bell pepper, díced | |
* 1 zucchíní, díced | |
* 1 yellow squash, díced | |
* 1 can díced tomatoes, undraíned - I used a can seasoned wíth garlíc basíl and oregano | |
* 1 10 oz package frozen spínach | |
* 1 can kídney beans, draíned | |
* 1 can garbanzo beans, draíned | |
* ½ small can tomato paste - approx 2 tbsp | |
* 1½ c. small shaped pasta - I used wagon wheel | |
* 1 tbsp Adobo | |
* 2 tsp dríed oregano |
Heat broth and water to boílíng, add peas and beans and tomato paste, cook untíl they begín to plump up, but may stíll be not cooked through - about 20 mínutes
add carrots, celery, pepper, oníon and garlíc, also seasoníngs - cook for about 15 mínutes
add tomatoes and spínach, bríng back to a boíl
add squashes and pasta and boíl untíl pasta ís cooked