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Quick and Easy Vegetable Soup Recipe
Difficulty: Easy |
Total Time:
45 minutes
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Active Time:
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Makes:
8-10 servings
My Mom made a version of this soup growing up. Now that I have two kids of my own, I see why: it’s easy, nutritious and tastes delicious! Basically there are a few basic ingredients and the rest is optional. It’s super-easy to customize this soup to your tastes!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 onion diced
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 package of frozen mixed vegetables
- 1 15 oz can of diced tomatoes
- 1 thinly diced potato (optional)
- 1 bag frozen okra (optional)
- Cubed chicken from 2 thin chicken breasts or cutlets (optional)
- 6 cups of water
- Salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a large sauce pot:
- Sautee diced onion until just tender in the olive oil (2-3 minutes) over medium heat.
- Add can of diced tomatoes. For a more tomato-based taste, puree the tomatoes in the blender or food processor for about 30 seconds to smooth.
- Add frozen vegetables, making sure they are separated (pound lightly for about 10 seconds to break up chunks of frozen vegetables)
- Add optional ingredients
- Add six cups of water
- Add salt and pepper to taste
- Simmer on low heat for 45 minutes to an hour
- Enjoy!
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Fresh vegetables would be better .....