Sometimes I run into problems with my planned dinner. I sometimes don't want it, or I don't have enough time to make it. Occasionally, we'll be running late for whatever reason and I know the kids won't be able to wait for the dinner I had planned so, I make something else.
This recipe I'm going to share with you is great. I figured it out while I was dealing with wisdom tooth pain. {one of the worst pains ever!} I really wanted soup but, every time I try and make a soup and I don't let it simmer for at least 45 minutes it tastes like water with vegetables. Not good. I really don't have that much time when I get home from dance or karate. I have 20 minutes.
I figured out 2 tricks to make a quick, gluten free, vegetarian, tasty, healthy, vegetable soup. This soup is great because you can choose any vegetables you'd like. The first time I used peas, carrots, and fresh spinach. The second time I used, peas, carrots, broccoli, spinach, onions, and bell peppers.
Trick #1 -- switch out your fresh vegetables for frozen. This will cut down on cooking time.
Trick #2 -- Puree your soup! This makes all the flavors come together.
Quick Veggie Soup
Ingredients
1 qt vegetable stock
4 bags of frozen vegetables
Directions
- Place vegetables in a pot and cover with stock.
- Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Place in blender {do this in batches if you need to} and puree until smooth
I make big batches of this. It doesn't have alot of calories so you can eat a ton of it. I also like to add chunks of veggie chicken for protein. Beans would probably be a good addition too.
What veggies do you think would be good in this? Do you have a quick goto dinner?
