Community Pick
Garden Vegetable Soup
photo by DianaEatingRichly
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2⁄3 cup sliced carrot
- 1⁄2 cup diced onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 cups fat free broth (beef, chicken or vegetable)
- 1 1⁄2 cups diced green cabbage
- 1⁄2 cup green beans
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup diced zucchini
directions
- Spray a large saucepan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Saute the carrot, onion and garlic over low heat until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add broth, cabbage, green beans, tomato paste and simmer, covered about 15 minutes or until beans are tender.
- Stir in zucchini and heat 3-4 minutes.
- Serve hot.
Questions & Replies
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in a serving of the garden vegetable soup , how may carbs
Reviews
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With our miserable bone-chilling weather, I had a taste for a good hearty quick soup. However, when I went to the local grocery store (why are they all called ?supermarkets?? how come there are no averagemarkets, goodmarkets, or alsoranmarkets?} to purchase the vegetables, the only green beans they had looked every bit as bad as TV chef Jamie Oliver?s hair. So I was forced to nix the beans, but I got lucky and spotted a couple of very decent ears of corn, so I cut the corn off the cobs and used that instead. I was out of homemade beef broth and I would only use store-bought beef broth to feed starving Armenians, so I made a quick broth using English Bovril which has an extremely intense beef flavour ? that, combined with the tomato flavour, was absolutely heavenly. I also lucked out and found very fresh herbs in the store, so I used them instead of dried. As to the garlic cloves, I referred to Recipezaar member MeanChef?s famous garlic formula: ?If a recipe calls for one garlic clove, use three?. The end result of all this was a most superior quick and easy soup that warmed the cockles of the hearts of all those who consumed it.
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This is an excellent recipe not only for people watching their calories and fat, but for anyone that loves a good vegetable soup. I have tried it with both chicken and beef broth and they are equally as good. For a little extra I have added pieces of chicken, mushrooms and celery. Five stars in my book. -
This is an excellent recipe with an added bonus of being good for the diet conscious! I loved it! I am partial to chicken soup, so I used the chicken broth. Thanks for posting! -
This is a very nice soup we love having when it gets cold. Truly good!! -
Delicious recipe. I used this soup to break a 30 day fast. Vegetables never tasted so good. I omitted the tomatoe paste and added a can of diced tomatoes instead. I also added a hot pepper to the soup. My guest couldn't stop eating it. I'm adding chicken today. Thanks a bunch.
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Tweaks
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I know this sounds weird, but I've found that a 1/4 of a teaspoon of hickory smoked salt really adds a nice taste. -
Delicious recipe. I used this soup to break a 30 day fast. Vegetables never tasted so good. I omitted the tomatoe paste and added a can of diced tomatoes instead. I also added a hot pepper to the soup. My guest couldn't stop eating it. I'm adding chicken today. Thanks a bunch.
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What a versatile recipe! I made this today, but did not have any cabbage. I made the original recipe per directions, then added my own stuff to get rid of a bunch of things in the fridge. 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts from a crockpot recipe disaster, my own brown chicken stock from the freezer, 1 cup uncooked ditalini, tomato sauce instead of paste, 1/2 can canalini beans, 1/2 can corn. OMG, your recipe is fabulous (I tasted it before messing with it) and your seasonings are perfect! Thanks for a great recipe! -
This was absolutely delicous! I made this for my husband when he was a bit under the weather but couldnt help having some myself. I didn't have any zucchini so I just left that out and put in some pasta instead. I used some dried mixed herbs instead of the basil and oregano, and used chicken broth. The result was a delicious minestrone soup. Great recipe. -
Very good soup, my mom made it and we really liked it. She used snow peas instead of regular green beans. Thanks for posting.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kannwilson
Hays, Kansas
I live in Western KS and am a K-5 Librarian. I love to cook! Don't we all? I'm married to a VERY picky eater. For me, cooking is a great way to relax. I love baking the best. Christmas is my favorite time of year because I can make so many yummy goodies. I'd like to make goodies year-round but we definitely don't need it!
