Whole Wheat ABC Pasta Soup
North Bay Trading Co.

Like the other great soups from this supplier (Spicy Southwestern and 32 Bean and 8 Vegetable Soup) this soup can be used in so many ways! Use it as is, spice it up with herbs and seasonings, add meat to it, use it as a side dish of pasta, put it in a stew, make a casserole out of it…and top it with sauces or cheese. WOW! Can you do that with a can of soup? Nope!

What you have is a 1-pound bag of soup ‘base’ to do with as you please. The base is whole wheat shell pasta including ABC’s (pasta made with organic whole wheat durum flour, 3% egg whites and water), organic barley, yellow peas, green peas and the following dehydrated vegetables: carrots, onions, whole kernel sweet corn, celery, leeks, green beans, green bell peppers and red bell peppers. Don’t panic at the ‘dehydrated’ part: the vegetables turn out al dente with full color and flavor, almost as if you had sliced and prepared them yourself.

See how you can take this wonderful combination of organic pasta and dehydrated vegetables and make something different with it each time? To make a soup, all you have to do is use one part soup to eight parts boiling water (or you could even use an organic vegetable, chicken or beef broth!) and let it simmer strongly for about an hour. Use less liquid and you end up with a side dish of vegetable pasta that could be used in a casserole as well. Add tomato sauce or tomato paste, toss in herbs, cheese or chiles and this ‘soup’ totally suits your particular style and taste. Make it Italian with olive oil, grilled sausage, basil and parmesan…and then use some of the base to create a French version with tarragon, wine and chicken, or Greek with oregano, kalamata olives and feta! Wow, never a dull moment…or soup!

Super healthy and easy to prepare, this soup gives you plenty to experiment with: each cup of dry base results in 8 cups of soup! In a re-sealable package, all you have to do is use a ½ cup at a time to feed 2-4 people which makes this a terrifically economical as well as adaptable soup. This is totally vegetarian as is, but you can add whatever ingredients you please. We love the versatility of this amaZing soup: it’s Pure Zing!