Best Vegetarian Hearty Soup Recipes

HEARTY LENTIL SOUP WITH SPINACH - VEGETARIAN VERSION

Steps:

• Heat olive oil at medium-high heat.
• Add onions, carrots and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften (4-8 minutes).
• Add garlic and cook until fragrant (30 seconds).
• Stir in tomatoes, bay leaf and thyme; cook until fragrant (30 seconds).
• Stir in lentils, salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and cook until vegetables are softened and lentils have darkened *7-10 minutes).
• Uncover, add vegetable broth and water.
• Bring to a boil, cover partially, and reduce heat to low.
• Simmer until lentils are tender but not mushy (30-35 minutes).
• Discard bay leaf.
• Puree 3 cups soup in blender until smooth, then return puree to pot.
• Stir in spinach until wilted.
• Serve! (or place in plastic containers for work!).

HEARTY VEGETARIAN LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In soup pot, sauté onion in oil until soft.
• Work minced garlic into 1 teaspoon of salt to form a paste and add to onions.
• Mix in tomato paste. Add celery, carrot bay leaves and parley. Cook 3 minutes.
• Add lentils, 2 quarts of water and 1/2 tsp of salt and bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and simmer 25-30 minutes till everything is tender.
• Stir in mustard and vinegar. Garnish with celery leaves and parsley if desired.

HEARTY VEGETARIAN ENCHILADA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium heat; add onion, green bell peppers, and garlic. Cook and stir until onion and bell peppers are tender, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Mix hominy, diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, vegetable broth, enchilada sauce, black beans, kidney beans, green chile peppers, and olives into onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors combine, about 20 minutes. Season soup with salt.
• Place tortilla chips into serving bowls and top with soup. Garnish each bowl with sour cream and Mexican cheese blend.

CROCK POT HEARTY HOBO SOUP - VEGETARIAN

Steps:

• I use my largest 6 Quart Smart Pot for this recipe.
• I also use Low Sodium V-8 which comes in a 64 ounce bottle and adjust.
• Spray a Slow Cooker with cooking spray ( I sometimes use those new Crock pot liners) for easy cleanup.
• In the Slow Cooker mix together the Vegetables, Vegetable Juice, Bay Leaves, Cole slaw, Garlic Powder and Salt to taste (I substitute 1 Tbs ONLY of Ms. Dash Original Flavor for the garlic and salt and sometimes add chopped onions to taste).
• Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours.

VEGETARIAN HEARTY SOUP

Steps:

• In dutch oven heat oil over medium heat.
• add onions, carrots, celery, garlic,cumin,salt, hot pepper flakes.
• saute until onions are soft.
• add water and bring to a boil, reduce heat to low-medium.
• add sweet potatoes, tomatoes, chickpeas, beans, bay leaves, cinnamon, paprika.
• simmer for 10 minutes covered.
• add pasta, stir, cover and simmer for another 15 minutes.
• before serving, give it a good stir.
• remove bay leaves, and cinnamon stick.
• serve with bread.