Rainy Day Vegetable Soup Recipes

HOMEMADE VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the baby carrots, potatoes, onion, celery, beans, cabbage, tomatoes, green beans, chicken broth, vegetable stock, water, basil, sage, thyme, and salt in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 90 minutes.

VEGETARIAN 15-BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place beans in a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse.
• Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir onion until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Add carrots, mushrooms, celery, kale, chard, and garlic; cook and stir until carrots and mushrooms are slightly tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Pour broth over vegetable mixture and bring to a boil; reduce heat and add bay leaves, rosemary, basil, salt, and pepper. Add beans and simmer soup until beans are softened, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

VEGGIE SOUP - MY RAINY DAY SATURDAY SOUP

Steps:

• Drizzle olive oil in bottom of large soup pot placed on stove burner at medium-high heat to begin with.
• When oil is heated begin adding the washed, chopped veggies to sauté.
• Stir the veggies while sautéing with a wooden spoon until tender.
• Add chopped fresh garlic and continue stirring the veggies.
• Add salt, black pepper and the spices, continue stirring the mixture.
• Add the tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, chicken broth and water.
• Add the bay leaves.
• Add the washed, drained beans and keep stirring the soup.
• Turn down the heat under the pot to low and keep stirring and tasting.
• Correct flavor of the soup with more sugar if needed and more salt if needed.
• Serving suggestions:.
• In your personal bowl of soup add soup crackers or homemade croutons or melting cheese keeping the pot of soup dairy-free for those with dietary restrictions.
• Add pasta of choice or rice, prepared separately in another pot.