Pesto-garnished minestrone [Nick's Italian Café] from James Beard's Classic All-American Eats: Recipes and Stories from Our Best-Loved Local Restaurants (page 222) by James Beard Foundation

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  • Serves : 8

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    Can substitute rich beef stock for bouillon cubes, and frozen peas for fresh peas.

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    Can substitute rich beef stock for bouillon cubes, and frozen peas for fresh peas.

  • Logan92995 on February 14, 2023

    Disclaimer: I actually made this recipe from a Saveur magazine, but I assume the recipes are the same. It was absolutely delicious. The dollop of homemade pesto on top really added a lot of flavor. I will say though that for one person this is a lot of soup. It made about 4 quarts! Didn't make many substitutions outside of using pancetta in place of salt pork as that was what was the only thing I could find.

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