Recipe: Yummy Loaded Vegetable Soup

Loaded Vegetable Soup. This Loaded Vegetable Soup is filling on it's own, but is wonderful with homemade bread or rolls. This recipe makes a lot of soup, so if you don't want left over soup for lunch the next day (by the way- it's even better after it sits overnight!) you can freeze the remaining soup for a different day. It's nice to have a meal stored in.

Soups of all kinds are a constant food available, mostly in the fall and winter, and are made in large batches to take for easy lunches, to freeze for easy. Get a large stock pot,fill half way with water. Do not thaw your frozen vegetables before adding to water. You can have Loaded Vegetable Soup using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Loaded Vegetable Soup

1. It's 1 of large onion, chopped.
2. It's 1 of carrot, chopped.
3. It's 2 of celery stalks, chopped.
4. Prepare 1 tbsp of olive oil.
5. You need 1 tbsp of sugar.
6. It's 2 of garlic cloves, minced.
7. It's 1 tbsp of tomato puree.
8. It's 1 of Bay leaf.
9. Prepare A few of sprigs of thyme.
10. It's 1 of courgette, chopped.
11. Prepare 200 g of can butter beans, drained.
12. You need 200 g of can tomatoes.
13. You need 600 ml of chicken or vegetable stock.
14. Prepare 60 g of grated parmesan or equivalent of choice.
15. It's 80 g of small pasta of choice.
16. Prepare of Small bunch of shredded basil.
17. It's to taste of Salt.

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Loaded Vegetable Soup instructions

1. Cook the onions, celery and carrots over a medium-low heat for about 20 minutes or until soft. Add a splash of water if it starts to stick. Stir regularly..
2. Next add the garlic, sugar, puree, herbs (excluding basil) and courgette and cook for about 4-5 minutes..
3. Pour in the beans, tomatoes and stock, then simmer for another 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season to taste..
4. Add in half the parmesan and pasta of choice. Cook for 6-8 minutes or until pasta is cooked..
5. Sprinkle with basil and remaining parmesan and serve..

In a large pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add carrots, bell pepper, sweet potato, zucchini, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, and vegetable soup spice blend. Vegetable soup is delicious, healthy and filling! It's easy to make and perfect for lunch or afternoon snack. It's bright, colorful and loaded with all kinds of vegetables (and you can easily sub in whatever veggies you like or have on hand).