This easy and delectable Vegetable Soup is a wholesome nutritional meal that you can pull together in about forty minutes with many ingredients that you may already have on hand. This tasty soup is the perfect pick me up for the winter blahs and for those with the sniffles.
I love to serve it with grilled cheese sandwiches, Garlic Knots or Cornbread. For a super hearty meal serve with Grilled Meatloaf Sandwiches.
How do you make Vegetable Soup
First get all your vegetables prepped with a little peeling, slicing and dicing. Then heat the vegetable oil over medium heat in a Dutch Oven or heavy stockpot. Now add the onion, celery and cabbage and cook until the onion and celery are soft and the cabbage has started to wilt. Then reduce the heat and add the garlic, dried thyme, dried rosemary, dried marjoram, and fresh ground black pepper. Cook for 1 minute stirring constantly.
Then add the vegetable stock, carrots, fire roasted tomatoes, potatoes, and green beans and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes and then add the peas cooking for another 5-10 minutes or until all the vegetables are tender. If desired sprinkle with dried or fresh parsley.
Recipe notes and tips
- Cut veggies in small bite size pieces so more variety ends up in every spoonful.
- For aesthetic purposes peel the carrots. They will have that beautiful bright orange color.
- Feel free to use vegetable or chicken broth (if you are not a vegetarian). I like to use a mixture of both because I usually have it on hand.
- Yukon gold potatoes are my go to soup potatoes because they are waxy and they hold together better when simmered for extended periods of time. You can substitute red potatoes or even in a pinch I have used Russet Potatoes.
- You can easily add any small pasta to this recipe as well as cut up cooked chicken, turkey, or ham however you may need to increase the broth to 8 cups and the size of your Dutch Oven or stockpot.
- Add 2 bay leaves if you are omitting the cabbage. They add fabulous flavor but the bay leaves are difficult to find and remove with cabbage.
Other vegetables you can add
- Fresh or Frozen Corn – added at the same time as the peas.
- Sweet Potatoes – added at the same time as the potatoes
- Bell Peppers – added at the same time as the onions.
- Zucchini or Yellow Squash – added at the same time as the onions.
- Fresh or Frozen Lima Beans – added at the same time as the peas.
- Leeks – added at the same time as the onions.
Easy Vegetable Soup
A flavor packed healthy Vegetable Soup that the whole family can enjoy. It comes together quickly and easily with a beautiful array of vegetables in a perfectly seasoned broth.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: soup
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 ribs celery chopped
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 cups chopped cabbage
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried crushed rosemary
- ½ teaspoon dried marjoram
- ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 6 cups vegetable stock
- 2 carrots chopped
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 medium Yukon Gold potato peeled and diced
- 1 cup fresh green beans trimmed and cut into small bites
- ¾ cup frozen peas
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley (or 1 tablespoon fresh)
Instructions
- Heat vegetable oil over medium heat in a Dutch Oven or heavy stockpot. Add celery, onion, and cabbage and cook until the celery and onion are soft and the cabbage has started to wilt; approximately 8-10 minutes. Reduce heat and add garlic, dried thyme, dried rosemary, dried marjoram, and fresh ground black pepper. Cook for 1 minute stirring constantly.
- Add the vegetable stock, carrots, fire roasted tomatoes, potato, and green beans and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add the peas cooking for another 5-10 minutes or until all the vegetables are tender. If desired sprinkle with dried or fresh parsley.
Notes
- Cut veggies in small bite size pieces so more variety ends up in every spoonful.
- For aesthetic purposes peel the carrots. They will have that beautiful bright orange color.
- Feel free to use vegetable or chicken broth (if you are not a vegetarian). I like to use a mixture of both because I usually have it on hand.
- Yukon gold potatoes are my go to soup potatoes because they are waxy and they hold together better when simmered for extended periods of time. You can substitute red potatoes or even in a pinch I have used Russet Potatoes.
- You can easily add any small pasta to this recipe as well as cut up cooked chicken, turkey, or ham however you may need to increase the broth to 8 cups and the size of your Dutch Oven or stockpot.
- Add 2 bay leaves if you are omitting the cabbage. They add fabulous flavor but the bay leaves are difficult to find and remove with cabbage.
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Andrea
I’m all in for this easy to make, vegetable packed deliciousness!
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Lauren
Love tomato based soups! This one is a winner!
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Tania
This is such a deliciously hearty meal and was enjoyed by all! I’ll definitely be making it again.
Thank you!
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maryanne
What a delicious vegetable soup recipe! I love the addition of cabbage!
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Dannii
We love a veggie packed soup on a cold day. This looks delicious.
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Sandra
This really good! A huge hit for dinner at my house!
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Kevin
This vegetable soup is going to warm me up! I love everything packed in there!
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Patricia @ Grab a Plate
I can absolutely use this recipe right about now, after all the indulgent holiday food I enjoyed! This looks so good and hearty!
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Sara Welch
Served this for dinner last night and it did not disappoint! Easily, a new favorite; the whole family loved it!
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Linda
I make soup very similar to this on a regular basis. I use beef stock rather than vegetable and I don’t like potatoes so I omit them. I often add chopped spinach.
It’s so good!
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Catalina
Who doesn’t need a vegetable soup right now?
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Erin
This is just what I need after Christmas! Love how quick, easy and healthy it is.
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert
I need to try this Vegetable Soup is immediately, it looks so good!
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Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry
This sounds so delicious and healthy! I love a good bowl of soup at this time of year especially vegetable soup!
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Katherine
The perfect vegetable soup recipe! A bowl of warming nourishment. Thanks for all the tips too!
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Laura
We had a lot of veggies left over from the holiday dinner. This soup is a great way to use it all up and have a nice worming healthy lunch.
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Dannii
I definitely need a big bowl of this in my life at the moment. It look delicious.
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Chenée Lewis
This soup is so hearty and warming! Thanks for an awesome recipe!
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Sadia
delicious and easy soup recipe cannot wait to try it.
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