vegetable soup with chicken livers and pasta

minestra ai fegatini

4 to 6 servings

If you can’t find mixed pasta shapes, select shapes that cook for about the same amount of time, or use one shape.

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Ingredients

4 ounces chicken livers
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 shallots, sliced
1 medium zucchini, diced
¾ pound yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced
7½ cups vegetable broth
⅓ pound mixed pasta shapes
3 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Rinse livers well under running water; cut into small pieces.

Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallot and chopped liver pieces; cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Add zucchini and potato; stir to coat with oil.

Add broth, increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Add pasta, reduce to a low boil, and cook, stirring frequently, until pasta is al dente. Stir in parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste.

June 2008