Just-Perfect Pasta Soups

Pasta seems to be the magical addition that turns a soup into a meal. These easy, hearty recipes for soups and stews include delicious and diverse ingredients from pumpkin and lemon to chickpeas and tuna. Sprinkle on a bit of Parmesan cheese and you're all set.

• Chickpea and Tomato Soup with Pasta
  A bowlful of comfort on a cold winter's day, this rustic soup is rich and satisfying as a side or mainstay. Loaded with tomatoes, garlic, onion, chickpeas and spinach, it's a veritable vegetable medley that's deliciously good and good for you.
• Lemon Chicken Soup A few simple pantry staples form the base for this rich, flavorful lemon chicken soup. Served with spoonfuls of orzo pasta, it makes a satisfying soup that warms the body and soul.
• Maggoty Pumpkin Soup This spicy pumpkin soup, a puree of hearty potatoes, sweet pumpkin puree, savory chicken broth and orzo, is guaranteed to spice up your next Halloween party.
• Pasta Fagioli in a Thermos Who doesn't love a piping hot lunch on a chilly day? This healthy, hearty stew, packed with pasta shells, kidney beans, chicken broth and plenty of veggies, is just the thing to warm a kid up from the inside out.
• Tomato and Macaroni Soup A bowlful of this tasty tomato broth blends all the flavors of hearty pasta in a leaner, lighter soup for a quick and easy lunch.
• Tortellini Soup Chase away the winter chills with this hearty homemade soup, gloriously flavored with stewed tomatoes, spinach and cheese tortellini. Crumble Parmesan cheese on top and serve with hot crusty French bread for dipping.
• Tuna Noodle Stew The pairing of creamy pasta and tuna, slong with green peas, pepper and onion, makes a simple, satisfying lunch or quick and delicious dinner.

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