Wow! This soup is amazing. I followed the directions with a few customization - I boiled the noodles separately (I didn’t not reduce the amount of liquid in the recipe) My husbands bowl had noodles. I added cauliflower to mine. I also added a few other vegetables like carrots, green beans, & yellow bell pepper. Lastly, i used an italian style diced tomato so I reduced the amout of pesto mix to 1/4 a cup. I’ll definitely be making this all winter long.