Medium-heat in a soup pot:
4 tbsp olive oil
Cut up and add:
1 large onion
When wilted but not browned, add:
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 cups canned tomatoes, chopped
salt pinch
Cover and heat, 5 minutes. Then uncover and continue to heat, 15-20 minutes, until the liquid has evaporated and the mixture is thickened. Add:
6 cups chicken broth
Peel and cut, then add to the above:
1 pound parsnips
2 medium carrots
ground pepper
Stir. Bring to a boil. Add:
knaidlach (use your own recipe, or [horrors!] a mix)
Optionally, add:
chicken (say, two legs)
Lower heat. Simmer for an hour or more. Serve hot.