Then I made an easy stew recipe from Martha Stewart, via Pinterest (and moved over to my Recipe Verdicts board with high praise). It was almost as fast as cooking up a pot of pasta, and very tasty and cheap. I served it with a green salad on the side and yes, more bread. What's soup without bread?
My basil seeds are coming up adorable. Can't wait for a new batch of pesto!
Chickpea Stew with Pesto
Saute in olive oil in soup pot:
1 onion, chopped
4 ribs celery, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
salt & pepper
Stir in:
2 Tbsp. tomato paste
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
4 c. cooked chickpeas
6 c. stock or broth
Cook for 10-15 minutes, covered.
Add:
3 slices toasted (or stale) bread, diced (about 1 cup)
Cook 10 more minutes. Serve with a spoonful of pesto on top of each bowl of stew.
8 comments:
I freeze mine in small jars, then thaw and rub on chicken, then roast. Wonderful! Great on pasta too :) Soup, never thought of that!
I usually freeze mine in 1/2-cup portions (we loooovvve our pesto), but I like the idea of cubes for instant 1-person servings.
Have you ever made cilantro pesto? SO good on roasted corn or any mexican dish...
Beautiful pictures and delicious recipes! I'm planting basil with my tomatoes this year - they're good company in the garden ; )
Looks yummy.. Such a great idea.
Mdiskin, what do you put in your cilantro pesto? I haven't made it before. I've made a kind of Greek slurry/pesto with fresh oregano, garlic, and olive oil. We put it on baked potatoes. Really, fresh herbs are so versatile!
We freeze a lot of basil pesto for the winter. It is super-duper to have around. But, I've never put it in stew. Sounds good to me! Some of our herbs are starting to poke up again...and we're getting excited!
We freeze a lot of basil pesto for the winter. It is super-duper to have around. But, I've never put it in stew. Sounds good to me! Some of our herbs are starting to poke up again...and we're getting excited!
I'm back! My Sunday fun is catching up on your posts. I'll be pinning this recipe but not making it for, maybe, weeks. After I've recovered from Easter dinner. I had cake and cookies and pie. Oh, gross. What was I thinking?
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