Garlic Soup with Fusilli and Broccoli

* Exported from MasterCook Mac *

Garlic Soup with Fusilli and Broccoli

Recipe By : Martha Rose Shulman's Main-Dish Soups
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:30
Categories : Soups and stews* Quick dishes*

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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7 cups water
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon salt -- or to taste
6 cloves garlic, minced or put through press
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
OR
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 pound fusilli -- about 1-1/2 cups *
1 pound broccoli, broken into florets
freshly ground pepper to taste
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan or Gruyere
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley -- or 3T
garlic croutons for garnish -- optional

1. Combine the water, bay leaf, and salt in a soup pot and
bring to a simmer.
Add the garlic, thyme, and olive oil, cover, and simmer for
15 minutes.
Add the fusilli and broccoli, turn up the heat slightly, and
continue to simmer, uncovered, until the fusilli is cooked
al dente, about 10 minutes.
Note: If you want the broccoli to be crisper, add it to the soup
five minutes after the fusilli.
[I added broc about 3 min after fusilli.]

2. Beat the eggs in a bowl and stir in the cheese and parsley.
Ladle some soup into the eggs and stir together.
Turn off the heat under the soup and stir the egg mixture into
the soup pot.
Stir for a minute and serve, garnishing each bowl with croutons
if desired.

* White or multi-colored fusilli will be prettiest.

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