Herbed Vegetable Soup Recipes

HERBED VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the cabbage, beans, celery, carrots, zucchini, onion and tomato juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add the bouillon, seasoning blend, basil and rosemary; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

GARDEN VEGETABLE & HERB SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and carrots; cook and stir until onions are tender, 4-6 minutes. Add potatoes and cook 2 minutes. Stir in water, tomatoes, broth and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until potatoes and carrots are tender, 8-10 minutes. , Add yellow squash and zucchini; cook until vegetables are tender, 8-10 minutes longer. Serve or, if desired, puree mixture in batches, adding additional broth until desired consistency is achieved.

HERB CHICKEN SOUP WITH SPRING VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Tie the parsley, tarragon, and thyme sprigs and bay leaf together with kitchen twine and put in a large saucepan with the onion, carrot, celery, lemon zest, and chicken breasts. Cover with the broth, bring just to a boil over high heat, skim off any foam that comes to the surface. Adjust the heat to very low and cover. Cook the chicken until firm to the touch, about 20 minutes. Remove the chicken to a platter, when cool enough to handle and pull into large strips; discard the bones.
• When ready to serve, add the asparagus, peas, and mushrooms to the broth. Cook until the vegetables are just tender, about 3 to 5 minutes, and remove herb bundle. Return chicken to the broth and warm through.
• Divide chicken between 4 large soup bowls and ladle some broth and vegetables into each bowl. Garnish each soup with the chopped parsley and tarragon. Serve.

HERB VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Dice onion, carrots, and celery.
• In a large soup pot, saute the diced vegetables in olive oil for 5 minutes.
• Mince and add the garlic. Saute for 2 minutes more.
• Dice and add the mushrooms. Saute for 3 minutes more.
• Add the thyme and basil, stir to combine.
• Add the chicken broth. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are soft (about 15 minutes).
• Cut the zucchini into large chunks (about 1 inch lengths or cubes) and add to soup.
• Simmer until the zucchini is soft but not mushy, about 5-10 minutes.

VERSATILE HERBED CHICKEN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Put the chicken stock in a large pot and add the carrots, celery, leek, and herbs.
• Bring to a boil; Reduce heat to low, partially cover, and simmer gently for 10 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
• Stir in peas, rice/pasta, and chicken and continue cooking for another 10 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.

HERBED VEGETABLE QUINOA SOUP WITH SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium heat in a large pot or Dutch oven. Add onion, garlic, carrots, celery, mushrooms, herbs and pepper and sauté until onions and mushrooms are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add broth and quinoa, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, or until quinoa and carrots are tender.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil, add Swiss chard and boil for 3 minutes, or until tender. Drain. Stir chard into soup. Serve.

HERBY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large pan and spray with cooking oil. Add onion, carrots, celery and potato. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Rinse pearl barley, then add to the pan together with the stock and bouquet garni and pepper to taste.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, cover with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes, until veggies are tender. Discard the bouquet garni, stir in milk and heat for 3 minutes (gently). STir in chopped fresh herbs and adjust the seasonings, if necessary. Add a bit of yogurt to each bowl before serving.
• ***NOTES****.
• If you're not worried about a vegetarian vegetable soup, use chicken stock.
• Bouquet garni can be substituted for 3 stalks parsley, 1 sprig thyme and 1 bay leaf.
• I substitute pearl barley for quick cooking, but cook time needs to be increased to 30-35ish minutes.