Hearty Vegetable Soup is one of my favorite comfort food recipes to make any time of the year.
Hello my friends. It's soup time again, and I bring to you this week a Hearty Vegetable Soup recipe that will not disappoint you. This wholesome soup has a rich tomato flavor base combined with Ratatouille Cream. This hearty vegetable soup is one of my favorite comfort foods to make any time of the year. You get the proteins and nutrients from the garbanzo and spinach. You can make this recipe any time during the week because it only takes 50 minutes to prepare. I recommend doubling the recipe so you can freeze some soup for those lazy days that you don't feel like cooking anything.
Hearty Vegetable Soup has everything your body needs
Not only is this hearty vegetable soup a delicious comfort food, it has al the protein, nutrients and vitamins your body needs.
Hearty Vegetable Soup has chickpeas, great for your body
The fiber from chickpeas, otherwise known as garbanzo beans, is insoluble, which is excellent for digestive health. People who eat them typically have better blood sugar under control since chickpeas are so high in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and healthy protein. The chickpea is very low in fat and sodium. Also, it is an antioxidants and gluten-free. In one cup of chickpeas there are around 270 calories. A hearty addition to our vegetable soup.
Spinach is a part of this Hearty Vegetable Soup as well
Spinach is a super food packed with tons of nutrients in a low amount of calories. Dark leafy greens like spinach are essential for skin and hair, bone health, and provide protein, iron, vitamins and minerals. Spinach is an excellent source Vitamins K, A, B2, B6, E, C, and B1, calcium, iron, potassium, and much more.
If you want to know more about the substantial benefits of the chickpeas & spinach, check out this information provided by Helen Brown at Well-Being Secrets.
Other comforting soup recipes
- Creamy Celery Root Soup with Walnut-Parsley Gremolata
- 10-Minute Easy Vegetarian Black Bean Soup
- Easy One-Pot Lasagna Soup
- Creamy Hatch Green Chile Soup with Cilantro Lime Grilled Shrimp
Have a fabulous week!
Carlos Leo
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Hearty Vegetable Soup
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Description
Hearty Vegetable Soup is one of my favorite comfort food recipes to make any time of the year. This soup has a rich tomato flavor base with a delicious boost of flavor from Ratatouille Cream. I recommend doubling the recipe so you can freeze some soup for those lazy days that you don't feel like cooking anything.
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 cup diced, peeled carrot
- 1 cup diced onion
- ½ cup diced celery
- 2 minced cloves of garlic
- 3 cups reduced-sodium vegetable broth
- 1 can (14.5 oz.) no salt added petite diced tomatoes
- 1 jar (3.5 oz.) Ratatouille Cream
- ½ cup green pepper. (I use Cubanelle pepper because has more flavor.)
- 4 cups chopped baby spinach leaves
- 1 can (15 oz.) drained garbanzo beans
- ½ teaspoon salt and freshly ground black pepper (used when sautéing the vegetables)
- Grated Parmesan cheese - Optional and if you use it it's not vegan
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in 4-quart saucepan over medium heat.
- Add carrot, onion, celery and garlic; cook until onion is tender.
- Add chicken broth, tomatoes and Ratatouille Cream.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 20 minutes.
- Stir in spinach and garbanzo beans.
- Cover and simmer 15 – 20 minutes.
- Stir in 2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese. Omit if you want to be vegan
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve immediately, passing extra Parmesan cheese at the table.
Notes
Vitamin A 33%, Vitamin C 52%, Calcium 12%, Iron 25%
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 397
- Sugar: 12.2 g
- Sodium: 860.5 mg
- Fat: 14.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 54.9 g
- Fiber: 13 g
- Protein: 16.7 g
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