SPICY AND CREAMY VEGETABLE SOUP

Spicy and Creamy Vegetable Soup image

This is my take on a Tuscan favorite.

Provided by nuttyflower

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
½ white onion, chopped
½ cup diced carrot
½ cup diced celery
4 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
6 cups water
3 tablespoons chicken soup base
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL®)
1 cup peeled and cubed potatoes
½ cup fresh green beans, trimmed and snapped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 (8 ounce) package fresh mushrooms, sliced
½ cup heavy whipping cream
½ bunch kale, stemmed and chopped

Steps:

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, carrot, and celery until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, bay leaves, parsley, thyme, rosemary, and dill weed; cook until garlic is fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
Pour water into onion mixture and bring to a boil. Stir chicken base into the boiling water until dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes. Add tomatoes with green chiles, potatoes, and green beans; bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Add browned mushrooms to the soup. Stir heavy cream and kale into soup; cook until kale is tender and soup is heated through, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120 calories, Carbohydrate 10.9 g, Cholesterol 17.4 mg, Fat 7.8 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 837 mg, Sugar 1.8 g