Italian Vegetable Soup

It is a dish that will suit even your children. Many people don’t like vegetables especially children but when it is in form of a soup they tend to enjoy it. Therefore you should ensure that you know how to make a simple, sweet and delicious Italian vegetable soup.  If made right it will be very appealing to the eyes of those who dislike vegetables.

The dish uses vegetable soup as the main ingredient supplemented with onions, tomatoes and carrots. It is simple to prepare with the right input. The thicker the soup, the tastier the dish will be.

Italian Vegetable Soup recipe tastes best when it is hot. Store it in a storage container to keep it warm for hours together.

Health benefits

This a serving of Italian vegetable soup contains:

1. 8 percent calcium
2. 60 calories
3. 4g of proteins
4. 8% of iron

Vegetable soups are a great way to kill cravings between the main meals. A major constituent of soups water. Having soups hot stimulate appetite, provide relief from cold, chest congestion, and headaches and gives an instant surge of energy to help move forward with day-to-day tasks.

Beginning your Sunday brunch with this Italian vegetable can never go wrong. It sets the perfect mood to having a quiet and peaceful dinner with yourself or family.

Ingredients

elbow pasta--parboiled: 140 g

onions—chopped: 2

butter beans can butter beans--drained: 300 g

chopped tomatoes: 350 gm

carrots—chopped: 2

courgettes--chopped: 3

sticks celery--chopped: 4

crushed garlic cloves: 4

vegetable stock: 1/2 L

tomato puree: 2 tbsp

parmesan cheese: 100 g

tbsp olive oil: 1

tbsp sugar: 2

bay leaves: 2

a handful of finely-chopped basil

How To Make Italian Vegetable Soup

1. Heat oil in a pan and sauteonion, garlic, carrots and celery until the onions turn tranlucent.
2. Add sugar, tomato purée, basil and courgettes and cook for 4-5 mins on a medium heat.
3. Add beans, chopped tomatoes, and stock. When the mixture starts boiling, turn the heat to low and simmer for 20 mins.
4. Add half the parmesan and continue to simmer for a minute. Add some water if required.
5. Add pasta and cook for another few minutes until the pasta turns al dente.
6. Garnish with basil and remaining parmesan and enjoy!

Trivia

Italian vegetable soup is common in the Abruzzo region of Italy and often considered a winter soup.