Pistou

I got this recipe from my mother in law. It is delicious. I will give it to you as is. I ended up adding celery to the base, subbing zucchini for the green beans (you could use just about any veggies in this) and roasting a chicken to go with/in it.

Pistou

1 cup diced onion
1 leek, white part only sliced
2 Tlb butter
1 cup green beans, cut into 1/2 inch pcs
1 cup diced potatoes
1 cup canned tomatoes, chopped and drained
6 cups beef bouillon
1/2 cup spaghetti, broken into 1 inch pcs
2 tsp salt (I cut down by >1/2 as bouillon plenty salty)
1 tsp pepper
2 cloves garlic
2 tsp crushed basil
1/2 tsp crushed thyme
1/4 tsp ground sage
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup olive oil
2 Tlb tomato paste
2 Tlb freshly grated Parmesan Cheese

In a large pot or dutch oven with cover, saute the onions and leek in butter until soft. Add green beans, potatoes, tomatoes and beef bouillon. Cover and simmer gently for 30 min. Add salt, pepper and spaghetti and cook 15 min longer. In a bowl, mash the garlic with the basil, thyme, and sage. Add egg yolk and gradually stir in the oil and tomato paste. Add a little soup to this mixture and stir back into the soup. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.