Choose Your Vegetable Low Fat Soup Recipes

FAT-FREE VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large cooking pot, measure water, add onions, carrots, potatoes, green peppers, mashed tomatoes, chicken bouillon powder, black pepper, and curry powder. Boil for 20 minutes or until carrots are tender.
• Add shredded cabbage, chopped celery, cauliflower florets, and dill weed, and cook an additional 10 to 15 minutes. If soup is too thick, add more water and bring to boil. Adjust seasonings to taste.

LOW-FAT VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine zucchini, carrots, mushrooms, onion and potato in heavy large Dutch oven.
• Add vegetable broth, crushed tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, 3 tablespoons parsley, cilantro, garlic, basil and oregano.
• Bring mixture to boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Strain cooking liquid into large saucepan; reserve vegetables.
• Place 3 cups vegetables in blender.
• Add 1/4 cup cooking liquid.
• Puree until smooth.
• Stir puree into remaining cooking liquid in saucepan.
• Return remaining vegetables to cooking liquid.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• (Can be prepared 5 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Bring soup to simmer.
• Ladle into bowls.
• Sprinkle with additional parsley.
• Serves 8.

CHOOSE YOUR VEGETABLE, LOW-FAT SOUP

Steps:

• Add all to large pot and bring to a boil.
• Simmer uncovered until vegetables are soft and liquid has cooked down to about 2/3 of original.
• Puree with hand blender.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Freezes well.

LOW-FAT VEGGIE SOUP

Steps:

• Spray a large soup pot with cooking spray, and place over medium heat. Cook the onions, green pepper, garlic, and celery until the onions are translucent, stirring often, about 5 minutes; mix in the Italian seasoning, chili powder, dried parsley, garlic powder, salt and black pepper. Stir in the carrots, potatoes, green beans, and corn, mixing the vegetables with the seasonings, and add chicken broth and water.
• Bring the soup to a boil, and add tomato puree and Parmesan cheese; return to a boil, lower heat to a simmer, and cook until the green peppers, onions, and celery are tender, about 15 more minutes.

LOW-FAT VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine zucchini, carrots, mushrooms, onion and potato in heavy large Dutch oven. Add vegetable broth, crushed tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, 3 tablespoons parsley, cilantro, garlic, basil and oregano. Bring mixture to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Strain cooking liquid into large saucepan; reserve vegetables. Place 3 cups vegetables in blender. Add 1/4 cup cooking liquid. Puree until smooth. Stir puree into remaining cooking liquid in saucepan. Return remaining vegetables to cooking liquid. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 5 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Bring soup to simmer. Ladle into bowls. Sprinkle with additional parsley.