Pastina Soup
Recipe from Mediterranean Food & Diet | Easy Recipes | Suzy Karadsheh · original post · full recipe on themediterraneandish.com
Cozy one-pot pastina soup: chicken broth simmered with onion, carrots, celery and a Parmesan rind, the vegetables blended back in, then tiny pasta and a shower of Parmesan.
Ingredients
- low-sodium chicken broth1440 ml
- yellow onion — cut into large pieces1 ea
- carrots — peeled and cut into large pieces130 g
- celery stalks — cut into large pieces2 ea
- parmesan rind — about 5 cm1 ea
- pastina280 g
- fresh parsley — finely chopped15 g
- parmesan cheese — grated, to serve30 g
Method
- In a large pot with a lid, stir together the broth, onion, carrots, celery, Parmesan rind and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat and cover. Simmer until the vegetables are very tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Discard the Parmesan rind. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the vegetables to a food processor, add a couple of ladles of broth and blend until smooth. Scrape the purée back into the pot.
- Bring the broth back to a boil over high heat and stir in the pastina (or any tiny pasta such as alphabet, orzo or acini di pepe). Cook until tender, about 3 minutes, then remove from the heat.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
- 1440 ml Vegetable broth instead of low-sodium chicken broth
Simmer the vegetables in the vegetable broth exactly as written; timings are unchanged.
Vegetarian
- 1440 ml Vegetable broth instead of low-sodium chicken broth
Simmer the vegetables in the vegetable broth exactly as written; timings are unchanged.
Vegan
- 1440 ml Vegetable broth instead of low-sodium chicken broth
- Leave out the parmesan rind
- 30 g Dairy-free parmesan instead of parmesan cheese
Simmer the vegetables in the vegetable broth without a rind, and season a little more boldly before adding the pastina; finish with dairy-free parmesan.
Gluten-free
- 280 g Gluten-free pastina instead of pastina
Gluten-free pastina softens quickly, so start checking at 2 minutes and serve straight away.
Dairy-free
- Leave out the parmesan rind
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury's· £2.84 of food
£6.37
55% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- low-sodium chicken broth
- parmesan rind
- pastina
Morrisons· £1.42 of food
£2.68
47% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- low-sodium chicken broth
- parmesan rind
- pastina
- parmesan cheese
Aldi UK· £1.99 of food
£2.87
31% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- low-sodium chicken broth
- parmesan rind
- pastina
- parmesan cheese
Tesco· £0.96 of food
£2.91
67% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- low-sodium chicken broth
- celery stalks
- parmesan rind
- pastina
- parmesan cheese
Asda· £1.79 of food
£2.75
35% spare
No price at Asda for:
- low-sodium chicken broth
- parmesan rind
- pastina
- fresh parsley
- parmesan cheese
£0.71a serve
from £0.71 a serve at Sainsbury's · 5 of 8 ingredients priced
About £2.84 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£5.35 across 3 shops · 5 of 8 items priced
Sainsbury's£2.84
missing 3 items
you'll pay £6.37 · 55% of it spare
Morrisons£1.42
missing 4 items
you'll pay £2.68 · 47% of it spare
Aldi UK£1.99
missing 4 items
you'll pay £2.87 · 31% of it spare
Tesco£0.96
missing 5 items
you'll pay £2.91 · 67% of it spare
Asda£1.79
missing 5 items
you'll pay £2.75 · 35% of it spare
Buy at Sainsbury's£4.55
yellow onion
£0.32/ea
need 1 itemSainsbury's Brown Onions x3 3 pack£0.95closest match
Sainsbury's£0.32/ea£0.95·Aldi UK£0.95·Asda£0.32/ea£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·Tesco£0.33/ea£1.00·
OcadoN/A
fresh parsley
£16.67/kg
need 15 gSainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30 g£0.50closest match
Sainsbury's£16.67/kg£0.50·Aldi UK£16.67/kg£0.50·Morrisons£0.60·Tesco£36.00/kg£1.80·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
parmesan cheese
£25.83/kg
need 30 gSainsbury's Grated Parmesan Cheese 120 g£3.10
Sainsbury's£25.83/kg£3.10·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£0.11
carrots
£0.69/kg
need 130 gTesco Carrots Loose kg 159.42 g£0.11
Tesco£0.69/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.44·Sainsbury's£0.88/kg£0.44·Asda£0.88/kg£0.44·Morrisons£0.44·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£0.69
celery stalks
£0.69
need 2 itemsMorrisons Standard 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Morrisons£0.69·Aldi UK£0.49·Asda£0.68/ea£0.68·Sainsbury's£0.69/ea£0.69·TescoN/A·OcadoN/A
Not priced
- low-sodium chicken broth · 1.44 L
- parmesan rind · 1 item
- pastina · 280 g