Best Country Vegetable Soup Recipes

COUNTRY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, combine water, soup, tomatoes, zucchini, carrots, celery, potato, parsley, garlic, bouillon and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add bacon and noodles; simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in beans, Parmesan cheese and beef if desired; heat through. Remove bay leaf before serving.

COUNTRY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Add olive oil to hot dutch oven.
• Add garlic and crushed red pepper flakes and stir.
• Add onions, carrots, celery, and zucchini.
• Cook 10 minutes.
• Then add the stock, both cans of tomatoes, beans, garbanzo beans, drained green beans.
• Cook until bubbles and season with salt and pepper.
• Simmer for another 5 minutes.
• Take off heat and stir in basil.
• Stir in cooked noodles.
• Ladle sooup into bowls and serve with grated cheese and bread sticks.

NORTHERN ITALIAN COUNTRY CHICKEN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil over medium heat in large saucepan and saute chicken until lightly browned. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Add carrot, onion and garlic to pan; saute until tender, but not brown. Add broth, water, nutmeg, pepper, and salt. Heat to boiling. Stir in pasta. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add frozen vegetables, parsley and reserved chicken. Simmer for approximately 4 minutes until vegetables are tender.

COUNTRY GARDEN VEGETABLE SOUP BY FREDA

Steps:

• Combine all the (#1) 1st soup ingredients; as directed above. Bring to Boil then reduce heat to simmer until barley is tender, and cooked.about 1 1/2 hrs to 2 hrs, depends on the amt of Barley used.
• Add the (#2) 2nd group of Ingredients; water, Veg-all, Cabbage, garlic, Peas. Bring to boil and reduce to simmer till Cabbage is tender.
• This soup is Thick and full of garden Vegies. For more broth, you can Just add more water or Beef Broth. Serving Suggestion; serve with a slice of warm Garlic bread for a full economical meal. Tip: any meat can be added to this if a meat is desired in your pot. Makes about 4 Quarts.

FARM COUNTRY VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large soup pot over fairly high heat.
• Add all the vegetables and the garlic; cook, stirring often, for 4-5 minutes.
• Add the stock, thyme, salt, pepper, and beef to the pot.
• Bring the soup to a boil, then decrease heat and simmer, partially covered, until the vegetables are just barely tender, 12-15 minutes.
• Taste, adding more salt and pepper, if desired.
• Add the macaroni to the soup and continue to cook for a few more minutes, until the pasta is tender.
• Serve piping hot.

COUNTRY CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken, water, whole carrots, onions, celery, parsley sprigs, 2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper into large stockpot. Bring to a boil, skimming off foam as it accumulates. Reduce heat, cover and cook until chicken begins to fall form the bones, about 2 hours. Remove chicken. Stir broth, pressing again solids to extract juice. Discard vegetables, return broth to pot. When chicken is cool enough to handle, remove skin and bones. Chop meat into bite size pieces. If possible, make soup to this point a day ahead. Cover and refrigerate broth and chicken separately. Fat will congeal on top of the broth when chilled and can be removed before proceeding with the soup. If not making ahead, skim fat from top of broth. Heat broth to boiling and stir in barley. Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 30-45 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in chicken and season with additional salt and pepper, if needed. Makes 8 servings.

AMY'S FRENCH COUNTRY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onions and garlic with the French seasoning until the onions are translucent and the spices are fragrant. Add red bell pepper and zucchini. Saute another minute or two, then add mushrooms. (If using fresh tomatoes, sauté those for a bit before adding remaining ingredients.) Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer for 35-45 min. or until rice is tender. Add salt & pepper to taste. (You may need to add an additional bouillon cube when using fresh tomatoes.)