Vegetable Soup

Name: Vegetable Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp olive oil; 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion; 2 cups peeled and chopped carrots; 1 1/4 cups chopped celery; 4 cloves garlic; 4 (14.5 oz) cans low-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth; 2 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes (undrained); 3 cups peeled and 1/2-inch thick diced potatoes; 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

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings
8 servings
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Mediterranean

Vegetable Soup

Iris Warren

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This Vegetable Soup has become one of my most popular soup recipes and for good reason! It's healthy, it's comforting and 1,000 times better than what you'll get in a can! Makes 15 cups.

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Ingredients

Servings

2 Tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion (1 medium)
2 cups peeled and chopped carrots (about 5)
1 1/4 cups chopped celery (about 3)
4 cloves garlic , minced
4 (14.5 oz) cans low-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth
2 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes (undrained)
3 cups peeled and 1/2-inch thick diced potatoes (from about 3 medium)
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp dried thyme, or 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves
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

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Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
Add onions, carrots, and celery and saute 4 minutes then add garlic and saute 30 seconds longer.
Add in broth, tomatoes, potatoes, parsley, bay leaves, thyme and season with salt and pepper to taste.*
Bring to a boil, then add green beans.
Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until potatoes are almost fully tender, about 20 - 30 minutes.
Add corn and peas and cook 5 minutes longer. Serve warm.

Notes

Boosting Flavor
For more flavor add in more dried herbs (or even triple the amount of dried thyme). Other good herbs to add include basil, oregano, rosemary, marjoram, or Italian seasoning.
Another option to add more flavor is to use a homemade chicken stock or vegetable broth.
You can also add a corn cob (that corn kernels have been cut from) in step 3 if using fresh corn.
It's also delicious to simmer a parmesan rind in with the soup, then remove at the end when removing bay leaves.
Optionally you can finish servings with grated parmesan and a splash of extra virgin olive oil.