vegetable soup

Here’s a hearty, comforting vegetable soup—easy, healthy, and full of flavor 🥕🥔🍅

Classic Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 celery stalks, sliced
• 2 potatoes, diced
• 1 zucchini, chopped (optional)
• 1 cup green beans, chopped
• 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
• 6 cups vegetable broth
• 1 tsp salt (adjust to taste)
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp dried thyme or Italian seasoning
• 1 bay leaf

Optional add-ins

• Corn, peas, cabbage, spinach, kale
• Beans (kidney, white, chickpeas)
• Pasta or rice

Instructions

1. Sauté aromatics
   • Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
   • Add onion and cook 3–4 minutes until soft.
   • Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
2. Build flavor
   • Add carrots, celery, potatoes, and green beans.
   • Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Simmer
   • Add diced tomatoes, broth, seasoning, and bay leaf.
   • Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 25–30 minutes until vegetables are tender.
4. Finish
   • Remove bay leaf.
   • Taste and adjust seasoning.
   • Add leafy greens or cooked pasta in the last 5 minutes.

Serving ideas

• Crusty bread or grilled cheese
• Sprinkle of parmesan
• Drizzle of olive oil

If you want, I can give you a slow cooker, blended creamy vegetable soup, or vegetable beef-style (no beef) version.