Loaded Vegetable Soup

Loaded Vegetable Soup
Loaded Vegetable Soup
Try this Loaded Vegetable Soup recipe, or contribute your own.
  • Preparing Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Served Person: 0
vegan vegetarian white meat free tree nut free nut free gluten free red meat free shellfish free dairy free pescatarian
  • 1 cup fresh mushrooms sliced
  • 3 tbsp. tomato paste
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper
  • 1 tbsp. sea salt
  • 3 large bay leaves
  • 1 large red pepper
  • 4 large cloves of garlic minced
  • 1 large green pepper
  • 2 medium sized onions chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen peas
  • 2 - 3 tbsp. olive oil
  • 4 large carrots sliced
  • 1/2 bunch of celery with leaves chopped
  • 1 small head of broccoli chopped
  • 4 large vine ripened tomatoes chopped
  • 1 (15 oz.) can muir glen organic fire roasted petite diced tomato
  • 1 (15 oz.) can corn drained
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen fine green beans cut into bite sized pieces
  • 3 potatoes, scrubbed and diced with skin on
  • 10 cups of water
  • 1/4 cup dried basil (i know that seems like a lot but it adds so much wonderful flavor to the soup)
  • 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
  • Carbohydrate 95.044835 g
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Fat 3.458255 g
  • Fiber 32.2859996805191 g
  • Protein 22.265065 g
  • Saturated Fat 0.68273 g
  • Serving Size 1 1 recipe (3346g)
  • Sodium 5341.947 mg
  • Sugar 62.7588353194809 g
  • Trans Fat 1.161253 g
  • Calories 462 calories

Coat your Dutch Oven or stock pot with olive oil and warm on medium heat.Start with the carrots and saute your vegetables.I chop as I go, adding in one vegetable at a time until they are all sauteed while stirring.After all the vegetables are added, slowly add the water, tomato paste, bay leaves, basil, salt, black pepper and crushed red pepper.Stir, cover and turn heat to low-medium.Let simmer on your stove top for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.Turn off the heat.Season with more with salt and pepper if you wish.Serve hot with fresh bread or rolls.Serves 8 generously.Tastes even better the next day!*To Freeze, cool to room temperature and store in plastic freezer friendly bags or a freezer friendly container.