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Homemade Vegetable Soup   Makes 8 to 12 servings

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There is nothing like having a pot of vegetable soup on the stove. 

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I love the smell and especially the texture of this soup.  It's super

 

 

easy to put together and it doesn't take much time either!  I buy the

 

 

large bags of frozen loose vegetables and take out what I need and

 

 

seal it back.  This soup does has a tomato base instead of a stock

 

 

base.  It is great when sprinkled with cheese when finished.

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Description of Ingredients

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•  Diced tomatoes-I like to use the plain tomatoes, with no additional flavors

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    (like basil, etc.).  

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•  Vegetables-The variety is really up to you; do get unsalted if available.  I

 

 

    have just listed the basic ones used for most soups.  Drain the canned

 

 

    vegetables (except tomatoes) before adding them to the soup.  If using

 

 

    frozen vegetables, just measure out what you need.

 

 

•  Mediterranean flavor-Add cannellini beans instead of green beans or

 

 

    limas.  And add slices of zucchini that have been cut in half.  Use strips of

 

 

    fresh basil for garnish.

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•  Bouillon-Quality is important.  Since most bouillons are salty, don't season 

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    your soup until it's finished.  

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•  Pastina-I call this baby pasta.  It slightly thinkens the soup and is also

 

 

    what I call a "filler".  You can use other pasta, but I would only use the

 

 

    smaller ones like ditalini, orzo or stelline (small stars).

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Homemade Vegetable Soup

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Ingredients

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•  3 Tbsp of a good olive oil

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•  1 large onion, ½-dice

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•  4 medium carrots, ½-inch dice

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•  3 celery stalks, ¼-inch slice

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• 4 cloves garlic, rough mince

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•  2 cans (28 oz) diced tomatoes

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•  1 Tbsp of beef bouillon *(I use Better than Bouillon)

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•  Water, enough to keep vegetables covered while cooking.

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•  ½ tsp dried crushed thyme

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•  ½ tsp dried crushed sage

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•  1 bay leaf (optional)

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•  1½ cups frozen green beans, or 1 can

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•  3 cups (approx) frozen small potatoes, or 2 cans

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•  1½ cups frozen lima beans, or 1 can

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•  1½ cups frozen green peas, or 1 can

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•  1½ cups frozen corn, or 1 can (15-oz)

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•  ½ cup Pastina (baby pasta)

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•  Grated cheese for garnishing.

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•  Sea salt and black pepper (add to taste at end of cooking)

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You will need a large pot, enough to hold the ingredients.

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Instructions

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1.   In the pot over medium heat, place the oil, onions, carrots, celery

 

 

     and garlic; sauté for 10 minutes, stirring constantly until vegetables

 

 

     are soft​​ but not overly brown.

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2.  Add the tomatoes and bouillon to the pot and bring to boil; at this

 

 

    point start adding water and continue to do so as needed to keep

 

 

    the vegetables covered.  Lower heat to simmer and add the thyme,

 

 

    sage and bay leaf.  Add the green beans, potatoes and lima beans;

 

 

    cook for 30 minutes on simmer, covered.  Cook until potatoes are

 

 

    done.

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3.  Add the corn, peas and pastina; cook for 10 minutes.  Remove bay

 

 

     leaf.

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*For vegetarian version, use a vegetable bouillon.

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Options

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•  2 large cans of Veg-All can be used instead of the vegetables.  Still

 

 

   sauté about half the amount of the onions, carrots and celery plus

 

 

   the 4 cloves of garlic.  We like extra potatoes so I still add those.  

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•  1 cup packed baby spinach leaves added during last 10 minutes.

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    This is wonderful when doing the Mediterranean-style soup.

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