EASY ACINI DI PEPE SOUP

EASY ACINI DI PEPE SOUP              

This is so easy to make.  Now there is no law requiring that you have to make homemade broth, but if you do you will feel warm and fuzzy inside.  People think OMG an hour that's such a long time.  Well here is one way to think about that hour. It takes an hour to do laundry, watching TV can suck up an hour, texting or being on the computer can suck up an hour.  When you make soup team it up with something that usually takes an hour, then it won't seem that bad.
This is the kind of soup that requires little to no prep.
TIP:  Have all the veggie fixings diced, sliced and chopped up ahead of time, so all you have to do is toss it in the pot. You can even have the pasta cooked up ahead of time and if you have extra stock or broth in the freezer, this is a very fast home made meal.  Made by YOU!  Big slice of french brea...........oh!  Never you mind what I was saying about bread. he he. :)

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INGREDIENTS:

6 to 8 cups of stock or broth.   
1 small very small yellow squash.
7 Cremini mushrooms.  White mushrooms are ok too.
1 Carrot  -----------------The carrot is the timer to this meal.  Once the carrot is cooked the meal is done.
1 cup of Acini De Pepe pasta.   (Any small pasta works)
4 peeled whole garlic cloves.
1 small crown of broccoli
A hand full of green beans.
1/2 Red bell pepper
1/2 Green bell pepper
A bunch of shredded Collard Greens.

Cooking Acini De Pepe.   
1. Add to boiling water
2. Turn burner down to Med or medium low if need be. 
3. Watch for white foam in the middle.  That the starch coming out and a sign that it is close to being done.
4. The look: They should have doubled in size.  
5. Tasted:   They should tasted soft and very slightly nutty.  But not to the point where they are hard.  The hardness of the pasta should be completely gone.
6. Drain.

SOUP
1. Put the broth in a pot.
2. Add all the veggitables.
3. Turn stove top to high. As Soon as it boils, turn to low.
4. As soon as Carrots are done the soup is ready.

If you made the broth from scratch add some chicken. Maybe you have some left over chicken or maybe some sausage?  

MMMMMMmmmmm!!!!