Vegetable Soup

This recipe is quick, easy and delicious. I like to think of it as an everything you have laying around soup. Each time I make it, it comes out a little different but always good. Enjoy a perfect lazy Sunday recipe.

Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 chopped onion
• Spices
• Pepper
• Thyme
• Italian Seasoning
• Red Pepper flakes
• Garlic powder
• Bay Leaf
• Veggie Broth (Depending on how much you want to make 3 to 10 cups)
• Vegetable
• Chop up some celery, carrots, potatoes, parsnips, anything you have around. 
• Protein
• Kidney beans, black beans lentils, extra firm tofu, edamame, pink beans, white beans, cannellini beans, anything in your cupboard. 1 can drained and cleaned will work. 
• Carbs
• For today's recipe I used tri-color garden pasta that was made with spinach, tomatoes and carrots. You can use whatever you have. I like whole grain rotini, whole grain penne and even some brown rice. 

Directions:

1. In a large stock pot, heat olive oil and add chopped onion. Heat onions until slightly brown. 
2. Add the rest of your veggies and spices and heat them until fragrant.
3. Add your broth until well covered. 
4. Add your protein choice. 
5. Bring to boil and reduce heat to simmer. 
6. Add your carb and cook for normal recommended cook time. 
7. Serve and enjoy.