Magic Veggie Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 64 ounces low-sodium fat free chicken, beef or 64 ounces vegetable broth or 64 ounces stock
• 1 lb carrot
• 6 -8 ribs celery & leaves
• 2 sweet potatoes
• 1 leek
• 1 yellow onion
• 1 small head cabbage
• 1 cup spinach
• 3 tomatoes
• salt and pepper
• 1 pinch thyme (optional)
• 1 small noodles (pastina, ditalini, or broken-up angel hair)

Recipe

• 1 1. in a large stock pot, heat the broth or stock to boiling. in the meantime, wash, peel (if applicable) and roughly chop all your vegetables.
• 2 2. add all vegetables and salt, pepper and thyme to taste. bring back to a boil and lower heat to a simmer for about 30 minutes, or until all vegetables are tender.
• 3 3. here's the part that makes it "magic": while my son is watching, i use my immersion (stick) blender and tell him it's my veggie vacuum. i let him watch as i puree the soup to a smooth, velvety texture. but he thinks i am vacuuming up the veggies and just leaving their taste behind. because he thinks the veggies have all been removed, he is more than happy to eat the soup!
• 4 4. this recipe is for a large pot of soup. ladle into a smaller saucepan how much you will need for your family for one serving each and bring to a boil. add noodles of your choice and simmer until tender.