How to Cook Yummy Vegetable Soup

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How do you thicken vegetable soup? The only ingredients you need for a basic homemade vegetable soup are vegetables, water or vegetable broth, and a few spices. This simple template allows you to get creative and add more vegetables, potatoes or whole grains such as quinoa, barley, rice or even rolled oats to add texture and fiber. You can cook Vegetable Soup using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Vegetable Soup

1. You need of Option: I normally start out with 1 large can or bottle of V8 juice... fill the can or bottle with water and mix in 5-7 quart pot.
2. It's of This time I did not have any V8 juice. I used one 24 ounce of crushed tomatoes, filling the can four times with water. Added to pot.
3. It's of While the liquids are cooking on low heat. Prep:.
4. It's 5-6 of Medium potatoes, peeled and cut into large bite size pieces.
5. Prepare 5/6 of large carrots cleaned and cut into large bite size pieces.
6. Prepare 1-2 of large bell peppers cleans a cut into large bite size.
7. You need 2-3 of large sweet onions roughly chopped.
8. You need of I save celery tops with leaves, I tossed in three for flavor.
9. Prepare 3-5 of fresh Cloves minced garlic.
10. Prepare 8 of Roma tomatoes peeled and quartered, 1 pint of yellow and red grape tomatoes.
11. You need of White cabbage roughly chopped.
12. You need of I add enough Raw sugar to cut the tartness. (I do not like tart).
13. Prepare of I add 2-16 ounce bags of Small cut frozen vegetables to make up for peas, adding more carrots, green beans etc.. I like lots of vegetables.
14. It's of Seasonings I use my favorites. Feel free to use what you like.
15. Prepare of I do not measure : dash of celery seed, cumin, paprika, Salt, onion powder, Roasted Garlic powder, dash of cinnamon (this cuts acidity).
16. It's Dash of Nutmeg, I like lots of fresh ground pepper and kosher salt to taste.
17. It's of Dried : Pinch of : basil, oregano, 2-3 bay leaves, Italian,.

Once the oil is shimmering, add the chopped onion, carrot, celery, seasonal vegetables and ½ teaspoon of the salt. Add the garlic, curry powder and thyme. Heat the olive oil in large, heavy-bottomed stockpot over medium-low heat. This basic vegetable soup can be made with any combination of fresh or frozen vegetables, so the soup will taste a little different each time.

Vegetable Soup instructions

1. Sometime I cook in slow cooker all day. This time I cooked on top of the stove, on low all day..
2. Taste carefully, adjust to your taste.
3. Allow to cook at least 4-6 hours on low or until carrots and potatoes are tender..
4. The great things about recipes, you can add what you like, take away what you do not like. Adjust to your liking and enjoy.
5. Sometimes I can my soups. Yummy 😋.

The recipe can easily be doubled or even tripled to feed all the vegetable soup fans at your table. Vegetable soup is delicious, healthy and filling! It's easy to make and perfect for lunch or afternoon snack. It's bright, colorful and loaded with all kinds of vegetables (and you can easily sub in whatever veggies you like or have on hand). You really can't go wrong here, and vegetable soup is so easy to make.