Best Throw Together Vegetable Soup Recipes

GARBAGE SOUP

Garbage Soup image

This soup is made with leftover veggies. My kids call it garbage soup because it would have been garbage if we hadn't made soup! Throw in any type vegetables you have in your fridge to add some flavor.

Provided by WHTETAIL

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

Time 1h15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
6 potatoes, diced
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 onion, chopped
1 cup chopped celery
1 (10.5 ounce) can beef broth
2 cups mixed vegetables
salt and pepper to taste
⅛ tablespoon dried rosemary
⅛ tablespoon dried thyme
¼ tablespoon dried basil
½ pound bacon - cooked and crumbled

Steps:

In a large stock pot place beef, potatoes, tomatoes, onion, celery, broth and vegetables. Add enough water to cover ingredients, cover pot and cook over medium heat for 1 hour or until vegetables are soft and beef is cooked through.
Season to taste with salt and pepper, rosemary, thyme and basil. Add bacon bits, stir and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 947 calories, Carbohydrate 74.6 g, Cholesterol 147.6 mg, Fat 48.2 g, Fiber 12.1 g, Protein 52.5 g, SaturatedFat 17.5 g, Sodium 1944.3 mg, Sugar 6.6 g

THROW-TOGETHER VEGETABLE SOUP

Throw-Together Vegetable Soup image

I threw this together from vegetables that we needed to get rid of. It turned out well, so here it is.

Provided by Apocryphal One

Categories Potato

Time 55m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 medium yellow onion, chopped
2 red bell peppers, chopped with seeds removed
3 celery ribs, chopped
4 red potatoes, cut into 6-8 pieces each
2 cups vegetable stock
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt
black pepper

Steps:

Heat olive oil in soup pot at medium heat.
Add garlic cloves and onion to the olive oil.
Saute until onions begin to brown.
Add bell peppers, celery, potatoes, tomatoes and vegetable stock to pot.
Bring soup to a boil for 5 minutes, then reduce heat.
Simmer until potatoes can be cut with a fork, but are still firm. Do not let potatoes become too soft (squishy, mashed, etc.).
Salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.3, Fat 2.7, SaturatedFat 0.4, Sodium 180.1, Carbohydrate 32.5, Fiber 4.8, Sugar 6.9, Protein 4.1