Diet-Friendly Soup

Name: Diet-Friendly Soup
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: 1 pound carrots, diced; 3 medium onions, diced; 4 stalks celery, diced; 2 large cloves garlic, minced; 2 (28-ounce) cans whole tomatoes; 1/2 small head green cabbage, chopped; 3/4 pound green beans, sliced; 1 (10.5-ounce) can chicken broth; 6 cups water; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 3 medium zucchinis, chopped; 2 (6-ounce) bags baby spinach leaves, chopped

Vegetable Stove-Top Diner-Style

Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Yield: 15 servings

About

When you're taking back your health, you truly need a good plan for great meals that will help you stay on track. Diet-Friendly Soup is a delicious choice that will gladly provide you with that help. Full of healthy, fresh vegetables — like carrots, celery, onion, tomatoes, cabbage, green beans, zucchini, and baby spinach — in a tasty broth, it becomes a flavorful combination that provides you with a filling and satisfying meal. Don't feel cheated, Diet-Friendly Soup is a friend, indeed, to a friend in need of great, low-calorie options. So proud of you! You've got this!

Ingredients

1 pound carrots, diced
3 medium onions, diced
4 stalks celery, diced
2 large cloves garlic, minced
2 (28-ounce) cans whole tomatoes
1/2 small head green cabbage, chopped
3/4 pound green beans, sliced
1 (10.5-ounce) can chicken broth
6 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 medium zucchinis, chopped
2 (6-ounce) bags baby spinach leaves, chopped

Directions

Step 1 -Coat a 12-quart stockpot with nonstick cooking spray.

Step 2 -In the prepared stockpot over medium-high heat, add the carrots, the onions, the celery, and the garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, about 8 minutes.

Step 3 -Add the tomatoes and their juices to the vegetable mixture and use the side of a spoon to break up the tomatoes.

Step 4 -Increase the heat to high. Add the cabbage, the green beans, the chicken broth, the water, the salt, and the black pepper to the vegetable mixture and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.

Step 5 -Reduce the heat to low. Cover the stockpot and simmer the soup, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.

Step 6 -Increase the heat to high. Add the zucchini and the spinach to the soup and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.

Step 7 -Reduce the heat to low. Cover the stockpot and simmer the soup until all the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.

Step 8 -Serve.

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