Easy Vegetable Noodle Soup
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Course
Main Course, Soup
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Cuisine
American
Easy Vegetable Noodle Soup
Description
This vegetable noodle soup begins with sautéing diced sweet onion, butternut squash, celery, and carrot until slightly softened, then garlic and dried thyme are added for aromatic flavor. Vegetable stock and a Parmesan rind are added to develop a rich and savory broth base.
Small ditalini pasta is cooked in the broth until tender, creating a comforting texture combination of tender vegetables with chewy pasta. Just before serving, fresh baby spinach is placed in the bowl and warmed slightly by the hot soup, adding a fresh green component.
Serving with lemon wedges adds a bright acidity to balance the sweetness of the squash and the richness of Parmesan. Additional grated Parmesan cheese enhances the soup's umami depth and texture.
Ingredients
- 1 sweet onion diced, medium
- 2 cups butternut squash diced
- ½ cup celery diced
- ½ cup carrot diced
- salt kosher salt
- black pepper kosher salt
- 4 garlic minced, cloves
- ½ teaspoon thyme dried
- 4 to 5 cups vegetable stock or chicken stock
- 1 Parmesan Cheese rind
- 1 cup ditalini pasta
- 8 ounces spinach for serving, baby
- lemon for serving, wedges
- Parmesan Cheese for serving
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a stock pot over medium heat. Add in the onions, squash, celery and carrots with a big pinch of salt and pepper. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring often, until the vegetables are slightly softened. Stir in the garlic cloves and dried thyme, cooking for another minute or so.
- Add 4 cups of the stock stock and the parmesan rind. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and add the pasta. Cook for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the pasta is tender. Taste and season with more salt and pepper as needed. You can add in the additional cup of stock here if you want a brothier soup.
- To serve, chop up baby spinach and place it in the bottom of a bowl. Ladle the soup on top. Serve with lemon wedges for spritzing and parmesan cheese for sprinkling.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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