Name: Minestrone With Pesto
Yield: Makes 8 Servings
Ingredients: Conchigliette, ditalini, or other small pasta, 1 cup (3½ oz/105 g); Zucchini (courgettes), 2 small, diced; Basil Pesto or purchased pesto, 1 cup (8 fl oz/250 ml); Parmesan cheese, ¼ cup (1 oz/30 g) freshly grated (optional); Yellow onion, 1, finely chopped; Olive oil, 5 tablespoons (2½ fl oz/75 ml); Chicken broth or stock, 7 cups (56 fl oz/1.75 l), homemade or purchased; Canned whole plum (Roma) tomatoes, 1 cup (8 fl oz/250 ml) chopped, with juice; Green cabbage, 1 head, shredded; Yellow potato, 1, diced; Carrot, 1, finely chopped; Salt and freshly ground pepper; Chickpeas (garbanzo beans), 1 can (15 oz/470 g), drained and rinsed