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Basic Vegetable Soup Recipe
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Basic Vegetable Soup Recipe

14 ingredients 45 min + 1 hr 6 to 8 servings openrecipes
Basic Vegetable Soup Recipe

Turn forgotten produce and herbs loitering in the fridge into this easy, quick soup.To see this recipe with illustrated steps, check out The Basics: How to Make...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

875
Calories
52g
Protein
33g
Fat
96g
Carbs

Counts 19 of 20 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Vermouth not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, medium dice
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 medium carrots, medium dice
  • 2 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 celery stalk, medium dice
  • 2 cups additional vegetables of your choice (such as red pepper, cabbage, asparagus, mushrooms, fennel, or peas), medium dice
  • 1 bay leaf (optional)
  • 1 pinch dried thyme (optional)
  • 1/4 cup white wine or dry vermouth (optional)
  • 1 quart low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
  • 1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, medium dice
  • for garnish (optional)

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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