Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  4               cups  chicken broth -- homemade *1
  2               cups  tomatoes -- canned
     1/2           cup  onions -- chopped
     1/2           cup  carrots -- thinly sliced
     1/2           cup  celery -- diagonally sliced
     1/2           cup  red pepper -- coarsely chopped *2
     1/2      teaspoon  salt *3
  2        tablespoons  lemon juice -- fresh
  5                     peppercorns -- whole
     1/2      teaspoon  hot pepper sauce
     1/2           cup  pasta -- alphabet *4

Preparation:

*1 homemade beef, vegetable or turkey stock can be substituted if you substitute canned broth omit salt *2 green pepper can be substituted *3 omit salt if using canned broth *4 any other small pasta can also be used Combine all ingredients except pasta in a 3 to 4 quart pot. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer gently for 1 hour. Stir occasionally to break up tomatoes into bite size pieces. Add pasta and cook for 5-7 minutes, until done.

Nutritional Information:

104 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (13% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 646mg Sodium