Description
This Olive Garden Vegetable Soup offers a hearty mix of fresh vegetables and wonderful Italian flavors. It is a comforting and easy homemade recipe that your family will enjoy any day. Perfect for a wholesome meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 medium Onion chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- 2 medium Carrots peeled and chopped
- 2 sticks Celery chopped
- 1 14.5 oz Can diced tomatoes
- 1 6 oz Can tomato paste
- 4 cups Vegetable broth
- 1 medium Zucchini chopped
- 1 cup Green beans chopped
- 1 cup Canned kidney beans or beans of your choice drained and rinsed
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp Salt or to taste
- 1/4 tsp Black pepper or to taste
- Optional Red pepper flakes to taste
- Optional for garnish Parmesan cheese chopped parsley
Instructions
- Warm the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat then add onion, garlic, celery, and carrots, cooking them until they soften and release their aroma about 5 minutes.
- Mix in the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and vegetable broth, bringing the mixture to a gentle simmer and letting it blend for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Incorporate zucchini, green beans, and kidney beans, stirring well and simmering until all vegetables become tender, roughly 20 to 30 minutes.
- Season with Italian seasoning, salt, black pepper, and optional red pepper flakes, tasting and modifying flavors as needed.
- Serve the soup in bowls and optionally top with Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley, accompanied by breadsticks or crusty bread if desired.
Notes
- Feel free to customize the vegetables based on your preference or what you have on hand
- This soup can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days
- For a vegan version omit the Parmesan cheese
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg