Vegetable Soup is packed with healthy and nutritious ingredients. Fresh vegetables in a perfectly seasoned broth base, and it cooks in one pot on the stove! Keeps for a week so leftovers are perfect for a healthy lunch.
1onion, finely diced(white, yellow, or sweet onion)
2cupsthinly sliced carrots(I cut baby carrots)
1cupthinly sliced celery
1teaspoonkosher salt
4garlic cloves, minced or pressed(I use garlic paste or jarred chopped garlic)
4cans(14.5 oz each) low-sodium chicken broth
1can(28 oz) petite diced tomatoes(do not drain)
3cupspeeled and chopped potatoes(use red or yukon gold potatoes)
1 1/2cupsfrozen chopped green beans
1/3cupchopped fresh parsley
2bay leaves
1teaspoondried basil
1teaspoonkosher salt
1/2teaspoonItalian seasoning
1/2teaspoondried thyme
1/2teaspoonblack pepper
1 1/2cupsfrozen peas
1 1/2cupsfrozen corn
Instructions
In a large soup pot, over medium-high heat, add olive oil, onions, carrots, celery, salt and garlic. Sauté for 5 minutes.
Pour in chicken broth, diced tomatoes, potatoes, frozen green beans, parsley, bay leaves, basil, salt, Italian seasoning, thyme, & pepper. Stir together. Bring it to a boil (you may have to turn the heat up to do this). Once boiling, cover with lid, and reduce heat to medium-low. Let simmer for 20-25 minutes or until the potatoes and green beans are tender.
Add the frozen peas and corn into the soup. Stir and cover with lid. Let simmer for 15 minutes.
Take out the 2 bay leaves and serve! Leftovers keep well in the fridge for up to one week. Soup can be frozen. Just reheat on the stove top and add additional broth or water if necessary.
Notes
I prefer the curly leaf parsley NOT the flat-leaf Italian parsleyIf using regular iodized salt then reduce it starting at 1/2 teaspoon and then taste from there.Be sure and chop the potatoes small. I aim to cut them the same size, roughly, as the carrots and other vegetables. If they're too big, they will take much longer to cook. This recipe makes 16 cups of soup so be sure you have a pot that is big enough to hold all of that. To make this in the crock pot : Follow the first step and saute the onion, carrots, celery, salt and garlic in olive oil. Add that to the crock pot. Add all remaining ingredients (not the corn and peas) and cook on LOW heat for 6-7 hours. Add the corn and peas, cover with the lid, and let it cook for 30 more minutes. Take out the bay leaves and serve.