How to Make a Hearty, Healthy, Vegan Vegetable Soup

I'm a soup girl. I love soup...most any kind of soup...especially vegetable soups with a tomato base like minestrone. Well, here's my version of a healthy vegetable soup.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Large pot (I use a 12-Qt.)
• 12 c water
• 1 lg can diced tomatoes
• 1 lg onion, diced
• 4-6 stalks celery, diced
• 4-6 carrots, peeled & sliced
• 4-6 potatoes, peeled & diced
• 1 c frozen corn
• 1 c frozen peas
• 1 c sm. macaroni shells
• 1 can kidney beans (drained)
• 2 t fresh rosemary (finely chopped)
• 1/8 c olive oil (approx. 2-3 T)
• cayenne pepper (seasoned to your taste)
• 3 t sea salt
• 3 t vegetable seasoning
• 1/4 t garlic powder

1. Prepare your veggies: peel and dice your onion, celery, carrots and potatoes. I like to cut them in small squares, but the important thing is to try to keep the veggies the same size so they cook evenly. Sometimes, if I'm in a hurry I cut them in bigger chunks. You may even want to add/substitute different vegetables with what you have on hand, such as zuchini, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, or any kind of beans.

2. Combine all ingredients in large pot. Bring to a boil. Continue boiling for about 40 minutes, or until potatoes, carrots and pasta are well-cooked, stirring occasionally to make sure veggies don't stick to the bottom of the pot.

3. Serve with bread and butter (I use Earth Balance non-dairy buttery spread) or crackers. Enjoy! (Serves 8-10 people)

Tips & Warnings

• If you have any leftover, this soup freezes and thaws nicely for a quick and easy meal later, but the veggies and pasta tend to soak up the water, so you might need to add liquid when reheating.
• Adding freshly squeezed lemon is yummy, too!
• Cayenne pepper is quite spicy (but it's good for your heart!), so taste it to make sure you don't add too much.

[eac913]

on 10/3/2009 Sounds like delicious hearty, healthy vegan vegetable soup. 5*

[sunnyglitter]

on 10/1/2009 I make a similar soup, and it's delicious. It's also a great way to use up leftover veggies in my fridge. 5*

[essie2006]

on 8/31/2009 Interesting article

[highcloud]

on 8/24/2009 Yum yum!!! 5* Did some ad clicking for you too!!! Keep up the good work!!

[mrny]

on 8/21/2009 Sounds good and healthy. I like both the ingredients and recipe , thanks for sharing.