Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Meme's Famous Squash Soup



OK, so it's not really famous, but we all LOVE it! And Chris' family doesn't call it squash soup, they call in Punkin Soup.
Whatever name you use, it's VERY tasty and it's a great summer recipe when squash/zucchini plants are at their prime! If only we still had a garden!!!

Ingredients:
4 very large yellow squash, diced
3 very large green zucchini, peeled and diced
1 large onion, diced
3 Tbsp olive oil
3 (28 oz each) cans petite diced tomatoes, UNdrained
water (I fill one of the tomato cans 6 times)
1 lb carrots, sliced
4-5 tsp soft chicken boullion
half of a head of celery, diced
1 large green pepper, diced
1 large red bell pepper, diced
salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper, to taste
2 Tbsp minced garlic
good Romano cheese, grated

Directions:
1. In a LARGE soup pot, heat olive oil over high heat. Add onions and cook until they start to brown.
2. Add tomatoes, water, carrots, and boullion. Cook for about 15-20 minutes or until carrots are about half-way cooked.
3. Add celery, squash, zucchini, green and red peppers, garlic, and seasonings, to taste.
4. Cook until squash is tender.
5. Serve with grated cheese on top, and good Italian bread to dip in!

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