Looking for a good veggie soup recipe...

monicat623
monicat623 Posts: 12
edited September 23 in Food and Nutrition
Hi everyone - went to the grocery this weekend and want to make a vegetable soup but looking for anyone who wants to share their tried and true recipes. Thanks!!

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  • rascal21
    rascal21 Posts: 29 Member
    Add at least 32 oz of chicken broth or stock and add whatever veggies you want. If you are cooking it in a crock pot, let it cook for a long time, the harder veggies(carrots) take a while to cook.

    Mine is always a hodgepodge of whatever we have left, But I always add fresh garlic, onion, and some tomato sauce as well as some kind of protein (generally canned chicken). Simple and easy, and my family LOVES it every time.
  • This is a vegetable soup that has pasta in it so it's technically minestone. Only 78 calories.
    Slow-Cooker Minestrone Soup
    Ingredients:
    4 c. vegetable broth
    4 c. tomato juice
    1 tbsp. dried basil
    1 tsp. salt
    1/2 tsp. dried oregano leaves
    1/4 tsp. pepper
    2 medium carrots, sliced (1 cup)
    2 medium celery stalks, chopped (1 cup)
    1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
    1 c. sliced mushrooms (or 1 can sliced, drained)
    2 garlic cloves finely chopped
    1 can (28oz) diced tomatoes (undrained)
    1 1/2 c. uncooked rotini pasta (any pasta is fine)
    Directions:
    1. In 4-5 qt. slow cooker, mix all ingredients except for pasta.

    2. Cover, cook on low heat setting 7-8 hours (or until veggies are tender.

    3. Stir in pasta; Cover; cook on High heat setting for 15-20 minutes or until pasta is tender.
  • LeslieAnn72
    LeslieAnn72 Posts: 58 Member
    I got this recipe from Weight Watchers years ago.

    4 cups veg broth
    2 stalks celery
    2 med carrotts
    1 med onion
    1 lg can low or no sodium diced tomatoes
    10 oz fresh spinach
    2 bay leaves - remember to take out before eating.
    oregano
    crushed red pepper flakes to taste
    garlic ( i like to use a lg teaspoon of minced)

    you can make this in a slow cooker (takes about 5 hours) or on the stove top (takes about 1 hour) I like to add Great Northern beans to it to give it some extra fiber. Barley or Lentils would also be good.

    OHhh its sooo good. Enjoy!
  • I too would love to hear about a great recipe. A lot of soups at the grocery store are super high in sodium. I love soup, but I am working on reducing my sodium, so I am hoping a good home made soup might help.
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