Saving Money on my Vegetable Soup Recipe
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Ingredients
  • 3 T olive oil
  • 4 carrots, sliced
  • 4 celery stalks, chopped
  • 4 oz whole button mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 can (15oz) petite diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 can (15oz) whole kernel corn, drained
  • 6 oz frozen peas
  • 1 large russet potato, scrubbed and diced
  • 2 tsp. minced garlic
  • 3 T tomato paste (I like the kind with garlic, basil, etc. added)
  • 2 T dried basil
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 T kosher salt
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • 8 cups water
Instructions
  1. Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a large stock pot over medium heat.
  2. Starting with the carrots, start preparing your vegetables.
  3. Keep adding them to the stock pot as you cut, stirring occasionally.
  4. Once all veggies are added (everything up to and including the garlic), continue to saute until everything is slightly softened.
  5. Add tomato paste, seasonings and water; stir thoroughly.
  6. Simmer over medium-low heat for at least 2.5 hours.
Recipe by Views From the Ville at http://viewsfromtheville.com/2014/10/13/saving-money-vegetable-soup-recipe/