Alphabet Vegetable Soup

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: North American

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 30

Total Time: 40

Servings: servings

Calories: 170kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

This is my interpretation of the canned Alphabet Vegetable Soup we all grew up with! In this version, however, I'm using whole, real, and fresh ingredients, and increasing the vegetable to pasta ratio. Pictured is a vegetarian version, but there's a beef version in the recipe card below!

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Ingredients

1 tablepoon olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
2 stalks celery, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 cups canned diced tomatoes, with juice
1 cup tomato sauce
6 cups vegetable broth, low sodium
1 cup alphabet pasta
1 cup frozen corn
1 cup frozen green peas
1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley, plus more for garnish

Instructions

(If adding ground beef, cook the beef first until no longer pink. Drain the grease, and add the onions, carrots, and celery. Continue on with the recipe as written from here.)
When ready to cook, add the onion, carrots, celery, and olive oil to the pot. Over medium-high heat, sauté the vegetables for 6-8 minutes.
Add the garlic, salt, ground black pepper, and Italian seasoning. Sauté for another 2 minutes. Be sure to stir often.
Next, add the canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, and vegetable stock. Continue to cook over medium-high heat until the broth comes to a boil.
Add in the alphabet pasta, stir well and reduce the heat to medium. Simmer the soup, stirring often to prevent the pasta from setting at the bottom of the pot and sticking.
Once is pasta is cooked, add in the frozen corn and green peas.
Stir the soup well and cook for just 3-4 minutes longer. If the soup looks like it doesn’t have enough liquid, add one cup of water, stir well and continue to cook.
Turn off the heat. Taste and add more salt if needed. Depending on the stock you used, or if you added water, you may need to adjust the seasoning.
Finally, stir through the fresh parsley and serve immediately.

Notes

The nutritional information provided does not account for added ground beef or vegetarian beefless crumbles.

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