Pesto Vegetable Soup

With a huge crop of basil in our garden, we have been adding basil to salads, chicken, making pesto, and then did pesto soup. Enjoy this recipe and we would love your comments!

6 Cups of chicken broth
2 New potatoes, precooked and diced
1 Medium onion, diced
4 Mushrooms, diced
1/2 Bell pepper, diced
2 Stalks of celery, sliced
1 Jalapeno, seeded and diced
1 Cup of sweet basil or spinach pesto (See our website for the recipe.)
1/4 Cup brandy
Salt and pepper to taste
1. Bring the chicken broth to a boil.
2. Add the fresh vegetables and cook for 10 minutes.
3. Add the pesto and brandy and simmer for 35 to 45 minutes.
4. Serve alone or with a side salad ad bread.