Easy Tomato Vegetable Soup
Simple and versatile, this easy tomato vegetable soup is easily adaptable to the vegetables you have on hand. It's one of those "clean out the fridge" recipes I make all the time. Throw in whatever you've got on hand to make this plant-based, vegan soup recipe.
Servings: 8
Calories: 114kcal
Cost: $5
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 cups water 3 quarts or vegetable broth
- 1 large sweet onion diced
- 8 stalks celery diced
- 2 cups carrot diced
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons dried Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
- 2 cups green beans fresh or frozen (about 12 ounces), sliced into 2 inch pieces if not already cut
- 12 ounces corn kernels frozen or canned
- 30 ounces diced tomatoes canned
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 2 zucchini or yellow squash quartered lengthwise and cut into 1 inch pieces
- sea salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Fill your pot halfway with water (about 12 cups or 3 quarts) and turn on high. Then, add the onion, celery, carrot, garlic, Italian seasonings and granulated garlic, stir and bring to a boil.1 large sweet onion, 8 stalks celery, 2 cups carrot, 5 cloves garlic, 2 tablespoons dried Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon granulated garlic, 12 cups water
- Turn heat down to medium low and simmer ingredients until the onion is mostly translucent.
- Add green beans, corn, tomatoes and tomato paste (and any beans, uncooked white rice or other non-tender veggies you want to use at this point) and turn heat to medium. Bring to a low boil and cook for about 10 minutes.2 cups green beans, 12 ounces corn kernels, 30 ounces diced tomatoes, 6 ounces tomato paste
- Add zucchini, squash, salt and pepper and cook for 5-9 minutes. (If you're going to add small pasta, already cooked rice or any other tender veggie, this would be when to add it.)2 zucchini or yellow squash, sea salt, black pepper
- Taste and adjust seasonings, as needed. The soup is done with the vegetables are tender and any grains/pasta that has been added is cooked through.
- Serve piping hot by itself or with crusty whole grain bread or crackers.
Nutrition
Serving: 3cups | Calories: 114kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 326mg | Potassium: 919mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 6303IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 114mg | Iron: 3mg
