Best Fabulous Vegetable Soup Recipes

SERIOUSLY GOOD VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Warm 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat. Once the oil is shimmering, add the chopped onion, carrot, celery, seasonal vegetables and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Cook, stirring often, until the onion has softened and is turning translucent, about 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add the garlic, curry powder and thyme. Cook until fragrant while stirring frequently, about 1 minute. Pour in the diced tomatoes with their juices and cook for a few more minutes, stirring often.
• Pour in the broth and water. Add 1/2 teaspoon more salt, 2 bay leaves and the red pepper flakes. Season generously with freshly ground black pepper. Raise the heat and bring the mixture to a boil, then partially cover the pot and reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer.
• Cook for 25 minutes, then remove the lid and add the chopped greens. Continue simmering for 5 minutes or more, until the greens have softened to your liking.
• Remove the pot from heat and remove the bay leaves. Stir in the lemon juice and remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Taste and season with more salt, pepper and/or red pepper flakes. (You might need up to ½ teaspoon more salt, depending on your vegetable broth and your personal preferences.) Divide into bowls and enjoy.

HEARTY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute carrots, onions, celery and green pepper until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. , Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, 1 to 1-1/2 hours. Remove bay leaf.

FABULOUS VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Cut up rib eye steaks into bite size pieces cutting fat away from meat. Place in a large skillet with 2-3 cups of water, 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp of pepper. Add 2 tbsp Olive Oil and boil for 20 minutes or until meat is tender. While boiling meat skim fat from top of water and dispose.
• While meat is cooking sauté onions in 1 tbsp of Olive Oil. Use the same pan the meat is in if you prefer not to dirty another pan after meat is cooked.
• Chop or dice potatoes and onion.
• While meat is cooking put the potatoes and the remainder of ingredients minus the macaroni in a large pot and bring to boil then turn down to med to med-high. Fill 1 28oz can with water and pour in with mixture.
• Once onions have cooked put meat, onions and optional macaroni in pot with other ingredients.
• Let cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour so flavors will thoroughly blend and pasta will cook.

MARVELOUS VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Brown beef in hot oil in a heavy, large stock pot; add 3 cups water.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat; cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
• Add carrots and remaining 3 cups water; bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients; cover and simmer additional 35 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Yield: about 8 quarts.