Healthy Vegetable Soup

Vegetable soup has become one of my most popular soup choices lately and for good reason! It’s healthy, it’s comforting and 1,000 times better than what you’ll get in a can! Full of flavour and so easy to make you can’t go wrong with a big warm bowl of vegetable soup.

The following vegetable soup recipe is one you’ll definitely want to add to your dinner or lunch rotation. And it yields a pot full and makes great leftovers!

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RECIPE

Servings: 8 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 40 minutes | Total Time: 55 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil

  • 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion (1 medium)

  • 2 cups peeled and chopped carrots (approx 5)

  • 1 1/4 cups chopped celery (approx 3)

  • 4 cloves garlic, minced

  • 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth* or vegetable broth

  • 2 (400g) cans diced tomatoes (undrained)

  • 3 cups peeled and 1/2-inch thick diced potatoes (from approx 3 medium)

  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley

  • 2 bay leaves

  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme

  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 1/2 cups chopped frozen or fresh green beans

  • 1 1/4 cups frozen or fresh corn

  • 1 cup frozen or fresh peas

METHOD:

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.

  2. Add onions, carrots, and celery and saute 4 minutes. Then add garlic and saute 30 seconds longer.

  3. Add in broth, tomatoes, potatoes, parsley, bay leaves, thyme and season with salt and pepper to taste*.

  4. Bring to a boil, then add green beans.

  5. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until potatoes are almost fully tender, about 20 - 30 minutes.

  6. Add corn and peas and cook 5 minutes longer.

  7. Serve warm.

NOTE:

 *For more flavour add in more dried herbs (or even triple the amount of thyme). Other good herbs to add include basil, oregano, or Italian seasoning.

**Another option to add more flavour is to use a homemade chicken stock or vegetable broth.

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This soup is jam packed with veggies making it a healthy dinner choice. I love that it uses half fresh veggies and half frozen so you still get all that freshness but have the ease of pre-cut frozen veggies too. During the summer when you have all the fresh veggies on hand definitely feel free to use all fresh instead.

Can I Freeze Vegetable Soup?

Yes. This vegetable soup freezes really well and reheats well.

Adding Extra Flavour – Herbs And Spices To Add

This soup has a mild seasoning blend to it which I prefer (because it lets the flavour of the vegetables shine) but you can definitely add more herb flavour or spices to taste. Here’s a few ideas of what you could add:

  • Fresh or dried herbs such as basil, thyme or oregano.

  • Dried herb blends such as Italian seasoning.

  • Red pepper flakes will add a spicy kick.

  • Paprika or a curry powder.

  • Add a parmesan rind and simmer.

Enjoy! xx

Chloe Compton

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