1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 cup thinly sliced onion
1 garlic clove, minced
5 cups low-sodium

en broth
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon Nu-Salt
1/2 teaspoon oregano, crushed
1/8 teaspoon pepper
5 ounces fresh spinach, washed and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup pastina (uncooked)*OR tiny pasta shapes
In saucepan in hot oil, cook and stir onion and garlic about
4 minutes. Add

en broth, bay leaf, Nu-Salt, oregano
and pepper; bring to a boil. Simmer about 10 minutes. Add
pastina; simmer 5-7 minutes. Add spinach; cook 2-3
minutes. Discard bay leaf; season with additional
pepper, if desired.
Makes 4 (1-1/2 cup) servings.
Diabetic Exchanges:
1 bread exchange, 1 vegetable exchange, 1/2 fat exchange