Ingredients
- 5 garlic (cloves fresh)
- 2 bay leaf
- 1 cream
- 1/2 green pepper
- 15 oz garbanzo beans
- 2 c tomatoes (diced fresh)
- 1 1/4 c cream (heavy)
- 1 1/4 c monterey jack cheese (grated)
- 1 c romano cheese (grated)
- 2 ts salt
- 1 t basil
- 5 slices summer squash
- 2 slices onions
Finalist in 1980 Recipe Contest: JO STALLARD, Pacific Grove, CA. "I'll never live this down;' teased grandmotherly Jo Stallard as she was crowned with a tiara of fresh garlic and draped in garlic wreaths. A vegetarian, Jo has turned her cooking talents to adapting recipes for meatless cooking. This delicious soup has always been a winner with her friends, she says, and so it was, too, with the 1980 Great Garlic Cook-off celebrity judges. Generously butter inside of 3-quart baking dish. Combine all ingredients, except cheese and cream, in dish. Cover and bake for 1 hour at 375 degrees. Stir in cheeses and cream, lower heat to 325 degrees and bake 10 to 15 minutes longer. Do not allow to boil.