Minestrone With Clams

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	Dried baby lima beans
1 tablespoon	15ml	Olive oil
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon	5ml	Fennel seeds - crushed
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried whole thyme
3		Garlic - minced
52 1/2 oz	1491g	Low-sodium chicken broth - (5 cans)
2 cups	292g / 10oz	Diced zucchini
1 cup	237ml	Small seashell macaroni - uncooked
1/2 cup	20g / 0.7oz	Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Grated lemon rind
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Crushed red pepper
1		Wh baby clams - (1 can) undrained
5 tablespoons	75ml	Grated parmesan cheese
		Fresh clams - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Sort and wash beans; place in a large Dutch oven. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans, and bring to a boil; cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour. Drain beans.

Heat oil in pan over medium heat. Add onion and next 3 ingredients; sautee5 minutes. Add beans and broth; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour. Add zucchini and next 6 ingredients; cook 15 minutes or until pasta is done. Yield: 10 servings (serving size: 1 cup soup and 1/2 tablespoon cheese).

Source:
Cooking Light, Sept 1994, page 94

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