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November 15, 2006
Comfort Foods: Homemade Soup
This is one of the best vegetable soups I've ever had (My mom's beef vegetable soup is up there too) and...it has beans in it! Beans are a great source of protein, low in fat and high in fiber. I did make a few changes to the recipe: I didn't have any potatoes, didn't add the pasta and drained and rinsed the beans to lower the sodium a bit more.
Chunky Vegetable Soup
Yielding 12 cups, this soup goes a long way. With our freezing instructions, you can reheat it for future meals.
Vegetable cooking spray
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
7 cups water
1 tablespoon dried basil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 pound red potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 pound small carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 (15 1/2-ounce) can cannellini beans or other white beans, drained
1 (14.5-ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped
1 (10-ounce) package frozen large lima beans
1/2 cup uncooked orzo (rice-shaped pasta)
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Coat a large Dutch oven with cooking spray; add oil, and place over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion and garlic; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Add water and next 9 ingredients (water through lima beans); bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes. Add orzo; cook, uncovered, over medium heat an additional 10 minutes. Ladle soup into individual bowls, and sprinkle with cheese.
Note: Refrigerate remaining soup in an airtight container for up to one week, or freeze it for up to three months.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups soup and 1 tablespoon cheese)
CALORIES 224(12% from fat); FAT 2.9g (sat 1g,mono 0.7g,poly 0.8g); PROTEIN 10.6g; CHOLESTEROL 4mg; CALCIUM 127mg; SODIUM 574mg; FIBER 5.2g; IRON 3.3mg; CARBOHYDRATE 40.4g
Posted by Lisa at November 15, 2006 06:05 PM
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