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Buttons & Bows
Yield: Makes 4 servings
This rich, hearty soup is delicious on a chilly autumn day. For a more upscale soup, use a variety of exotic mushrooms.
Ingredients:
1
teaspoon olive oil

1/3
cup minced onion

1/3
cup sliced carrot

3
cups sliced fresh mushrooms

1
teaspoon ground sage

1/4
teaspoon ground thyme

1/4
teaspoon black pepper

1/4
cup dry red wine

2
cans (about 14 ounces each) fat-free reduced-sodium beef broth

1/4
cup tomato paste

2
ounces uncooked small bow tie pasta



Preparation:
1.
Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat until hot. Add onion and carrot; cook 2 minutes. Add mushrooms, sage, thyme and pepper; cook and stir 5 minutes or until mushrooms are soft. Add wine; cook 2 minutes or until wine is reduced by half. Add beef broth; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add tomato paste and pasta; cover. Cook, stirring occasionally, 10 to 12 minutes or until pasta is tender.

2.
Ladle into soup tureen or individual bowls. Serve immediately.



Nutritional Information:
Serving Size: 3/4 cup soup
Protein 7 g
Fiber 2 g
Carbohydrate 26 g
Saturated Fat <1 g
Total Fat 3 g
Calories from Fat 14 %
Calories 160
Sodium 204 mg
Dietary Exchange:
Vegetable 2
Starch 1
Fat 1/2


This recipe appears in: Soups