Vegetable Basil Soup

(from speak2animals’s recipe box)

Delicious and great for colds! I usually double or quadruple the recipe and freeze some of the soup.

Source: Got this from a roomie I had 16 years ago.

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Serves 3 people

Categories: Soups & Stews

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1 carrot, sliced
  • 1 potato, peeled & diced
  • 2 ripe tomatoes, diced
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp dry basil
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 3/4 tsp thyme
  • 1/2 small head of cauliflower, chopped
  • 1/4 lb. fresh green (or yellow) beans, trimmed & halved
  • 2 small zucchini, diced
  • 1/2 lb. fresh green peas
  • Parmesan cheese, grated or shredded

Directions

  1. Melt butter in pot over medium heat.

  2. Add onion, celery & carrot and cook until limp.

  3. Add potato, tomatoes, stock, salt, pepper, basil, oregano, & thyme.

  4. Partly cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

  5. Add cauliflower, green beans & zucchini and simmer for 10 minutes.

  6. Add peas and simmer for 5 minutes.

  7. Ladle into bowls and sprinkle parmesan cheese over each serving.

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