Star-Shaped Pasta Dry Soup

Prep 10 min
Total 30 min
Ingredients 12
Servings 4

Star dry soup is one of the quick meals from my childhood. My mom would prepare it often saying that the star soup was to celebrate the stars of the house. It always brings me warm memories and that’s why I want to share this simple recipe with you. Enjoy! MORE + LESS -

Ingredients

package of star-shaped pasta (about 2 cups or 7 oz)

tablespoon canola or corn oil

cup Muir Glen™ tomato purée

garlic clove

1/3

cup of chopped cilantro

1/3

onion

1/2

jalapeño, chopped

chicken bouillon cube

Salt and pepper to taste

cups of water

cup of grated fresh cheese or cotija cheese

teaspoons of microgreens to decorate (you can also use chopped cilantro or Chinese parsley)

Directions

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1

Add oil to a saucepan and let it heat up, then fry the pasta in the oil until it browns. Discard the oil so that the soup isn’t greasy.
2

Add the tomato purée, garlic, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, bouillon cube and a bit of water to the blender. Blend until all the ingredients are well combined.
3

Pour the mixture onto the fried pasta and fry for a few minutes. Add the pepper and salt and pepper to taste, also add the rest of the water. Cover and let the pasta cook for a few minutes.
4

When it’s ready, serve immediately and sprinkle with fresh or cotija cheese and decorate with microgreens, cilantro or Chinese parsley.

Expert Tips

You can use noodles or any other small pasta instead of the stars.

Nutrition Information

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Star dry soup is one of the quick meals from my childhood. My mom would prepare it often saying that the star soup was to celebrate the stars of the house. It always brings me warm memories and that’s why I want to share this simple recipe with you. Enjoy!