Healthy Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 32 ounces chicken broth or 32 ounces vegetable broth or 32 ounces beef broth
• 4 cups water
• 4 cups mixed vegetables (mushrooms, okra, kale, zucchini, bok choy, artichoke hearts, broccoli, carrots, celery, peppers, tom)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 lb cooked turkey or 1 lb ham or 1 lb chicken breasts or 1 lb shrimp or 1 lb tofu
• 1 cup beans or 1 cup brown rice or 1 cup quinoa or 1 cup orzo pasta or 1 cup pasta
• 1/2 cup parsley or 1/2 cup mint or 1/2 cup cilantro or 1/2 cup basil
• lemon wedge

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, heat oil.
• 2 add onion and saute until softened, about 5 minutes.
• 3 add garlic and saute about 1 minute.
• 4 add broth, water, vegetables and seasonings except for parsley.
• 5 bring to boil.
• 6 reduce heat.
• 7 cover and simmer for 20-60 minutes.
• 8 add protein and starch and simmer for 10 more minutes.
• 9 remove bay leaf.
• 10 stir in parsley or other garnish.
• 11 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 12 squeeze in lemon juice and serve.