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Mediterranean Fish Soup
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Each bustling Mediterranean seaport has a traditional seafood soup or stew. Within each city, recipes vary according to the day's catch. This energy-packed soup is just a sample of what is overseas.
Ingredients:
4
ounces uncooked pastina or other small pasta

Nonstick cooking spray

3/4
cup chopped onion

2
cloves garlic, minced

1
teaspoon fennel seeds

1
can (about 14 ounces) no-salt-added stewed tomatoes

1
can (about 14 ounces) fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth

1
tablespoon minced fresh parsley

1/2
teaspoon black pepper

1/4
teaspoon ground turmeric

8
ounces firm, white-fleshed fish, cut into 1-inch pieces

3
ounces uncooked small shrimp, peeled and deveined



 
Preparation:
1.
Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt. Drain; set aside.

2.
Spray large nonstick saucepan with cooking spray. Add onion, garlic and fennel seeds; cook over medium heat 3 minutes or until onion is tender.

3.
Stir in tomatoes, chicken broth, parsley, pepper and turmeric. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Add fish and cook 1 minute. Add shrimp and cook until shrimp just begin to turn pink and opaque.

4.
Divide pasta among 4 bowls; ladle soup over pasta.



Nutritional Information:
Serving Size: 1-1/2 cups soup with 1/2 cup cooked pasta
Sodium 111 mg
Protein 19 g
Fiber 3 g
Carbohydrate 28 g
Cholesterol 59 mg
Saturated Fat <1 g
Total Fat 2 g
Calories from Fat 10 %
Calories 209
Dietary Exchange:
Starch 1-1/2
Vegetable 1-1/2
Meat 1-1/2


This recipe appears in: European

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