Vegetable Soup
This Vegetable Soup is full of flavor and packed with vegetables as well as quinoa and chickpeas. It's light yet filling, and quick and easy to make. This is a far cry from a normal boring veggie soup!
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 yellow onion large
- 2 Tablespoons garlic minced
- 5 cups vegetable broth
- 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 30 ounce chickpeas canned
- ⅓ cup lime juice
- ⅔ cup quinoa rinsed
- 3 cups chopped zucchini and/or yellow summer squash
- 2 colored bell peppers
- 1 Tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 pinch of red pepper flakes
- 1 cup kale
- ⅓ cup chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large pot. Mince (chop finely) onion then add to pot. Add the minced garlic and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the vegetable broth, lime juice and quinoa. Bring to a boil then turn down to low and cover. Let simmer 12 minutes. While it simmers chop vegetables and cilantro.
- Add zucchini and/or summer squash, bell peppers, cumin, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Stir until well combined and bring back to a boil. Cover and let simmer for 5 more minutes.
- Add chickpeas and kale and simmer 5 more minutes.
- Stir in cilantro, simmer one more minute and serve!
Notes
Be careful not to overcook the vegetables! They are done when they are al dente and should be cooked no longer.
This makes delicious leftovers as the longer it sits, the more the flavors deepen. Store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
This soup can be frozen and reheated and will taste great, but the vegetables will be a little mushy.
The vegetables are pretty flexible, if you don't have one type, add some more of another or substitute it for green beans or another veggie of your choosing.
Try to chop the vegetables so they are similar in size so that they cook evenly.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowlCalories: 330kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 15gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 466mgPotassium: 688mgFiber: 12gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 2349IUVitamin C: 63mgCalcium: 140mgIron: 5mg
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