basic vegetable soup

How To Make basic vegetable soup

• Step 1
  Use about 6 cups liquid; You may mix chicken and beef broth (canned lowfat, not bouillon cubes) with water and tomato juice or vegetable juice cocktail to suit your tastes.
• Step 2
  Melt 4 tablespoons butter in skillet.
• Step 3
  Add the chopped green peppers, carrots, celery and onion.
• Step 4
  Saute on low heat until vegetables are softened and onion browned lightly.
• Step 5
  Add this to the broth mixture which has been placed in a large, heavy pan with lid.
• Step 6
  Add to this the potatoes, green beans, lima beans and corn.
• Step 7
  Cover and simmer for about 45 minutes or until all the vegetables are done.
• Step 8
  Add the salt and pepper.
• Step 9
  Remove about 2 cups of the mixture and put into blender.
• Step 10
  Puree this mixture and return to pot with rest of soup.
• Step 11
  Turn off heat and cover soup.
• Step 12
  Best if allowed to set for up to 1 hour to blend flavors.
• Step 13
  Since this is a basic recipe for soup, you can add the vegetables you prefer and follow the directions above to finish the soup.
• Step 14
  Some suggestions: Add bay leaf, shredded cabbage, chopped zucchini, diced turnips, fresh tomatoes, okra or parsley.
• Step 15
  For added nutrition, serve with a sprinkling of lowfat cheese on the hot soup.
• Step 16
  Also good sprinkled with toasted croutons. This stores very well in refrigerator and is actually improved with time.
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