Pasta Bean Soup

• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1 clove garlic crushed
• 1 medium zucchini chopped
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 4 cups broth
• ½ cup small pasta
• 16oz canned tomatoes (no salt added)
• 15oz canned garbanzo beans (drained & rinsed)
• ¼ tsp basil
• ½ tsp thyme

Put all ingredients except pasta in a soup pan and bring to a boil. When boiling, add the pasta and cook soup until pasta is done. Serve with a large salad or raw veggies.

Makes 6 servings. Serving size: 1½ cups. 
 
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Nutritional analysis per serving: 

Calories 180
Calories from Fat 10
Saturated Fat 0g
Total Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium  330mg
Total Carbohydrate 31g
Dietary Fiber 6g
Protein 10g
 
Exchanges: 1½ bread, ½ meat, 2 veg
Source: Communicating Food for Health