Stephen’s favorite foods are usually sweet: strawberry trifle, gummy candies, and fruit (thankfully). Marv and I have unwillingly and unwittingly passed on our sweet tooth to him.

When I concocted this weird little broccoli and nori seaweed noodle soup, I figured he probably wouldn’t like it much. First of all, he doesn’t usually like soup and second, it’s got a lot of green in it. Little did I know that he would looooove it. So, I thought I’d share the recipe in case anyone else wanted to try something new.

Ingredients

2-3 cups of water or chicken broth for boiling pasta
3-5 pieces broccoli florets (frozen ok)
2 handfuls of pasta shells or other small size pasta
3 x 3 inch piece of flavored nori seaweed like the kind you can eat for a snack
Chicken bouillon seasoning if you didn’t use chicken broth
Salt

Cooking Instructions

1. Boil water/chicken broth
2. Add broccoli and pasta. Cook according to time on pasta package (usually 5-6 minutes).
3. Add chicken bouillon seasoning if you used water. About 1 teaspoonful is usually enough.
4. When broccoli and pasta are cooked, tear nori seaweed into small pieces and add to soup. The nori will get very soft and mushy.
5. Add salt to taste. (I usually don’t have to because it is already flavorful enough.)

It’s not the most beautiful soup but Stephen can eat a big bowlful and asks for more. Let me know what you and your kids think!