Name: BEST EVER VEGETABLE SOUP
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 8 cups Healthful Chicken Bone Broth (Recipe Link Below) (*May substitute pre-packaged of Chicken Broth); 1 large yellow spanish onion (Chopped into 1/2 - 3/4 pieces); 2 small turnips (Chopped into 1/2 - 3/4 pieces); 1 cup carrots (Chopped into 1/2 - 3/4 pieces); 4-6 stalks celery, include center stalks and leaves if available (Chopped into 1/2 - 3/4 pieces); 1 cup green beans (Trimmed, chopped into 1/2 - 3/4 lengths); 1 large portobello mushroom (cleaned, trimmed, chopped into 1/2 - 3/4 pieces); 2 small jalapeno peppers (Trimmed & seeded, chopped into 1/2 - 3/4 pieces); 1 cup eggplant (peeled, chopped into 1/2 - 3/4 pieces); 1 cup orange, yellow or red bell pepper (Chopped into 1/2 - 3/4 pieces); 2 medium zucchini (Chopped into 1/2 - 3/4 pieces); 1 medium yellow crookneck squash (Chopped into 1/2 - 3/4 pieces); 6-8 med-lg romano tomatoes (Chopped into 1/2 - 3/4 pieces); 1/4 cilantro (Chopped); 2 lg dried bay leaves (whole); 2 tsp dried parsley; 1 tbsp french sea salt (to taste, needed to meld flavors together); 3 sprigs fresh rosemary; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 5 lg leaves sage

Best Ever Vegetable Soup Recipe

Entertaining, Favorite Recipes

This fall, the Best Ever Vegetable Soup Recipe is a must try! It's easy to make, tastes delicious and loaded with nutrients; it'll nourish the body and soul. It's the perfect comfort food. Honestly, there's nothing like this vegetable soup when you're down with a cold. In addition, this vegetable soup recipe is versatile; a great addition to the recipe box.

Fall Is A Wonderful Time To Enjoy A Hot Bowl Of Vegetable Soup

Fall is a wonderful time of year. You can almost feel mother nature settling down from summer, preparing for a restful winter. Cooler days have arrived. A perfect time for enjoying a hot bowl of healthy and nutritious, delicious vegetable soup.

Over the years, I've honed in on how to make a really good vegetable soup using natural and fresh ingredients. Starting out, my soups were quite flavorless. Fortunately for my family, my soup making skills have evolved. They now actually look forward to my soups. Since nothing beats a good bowl of delicious vegetable soup on a cool fall evening, I wanted to share not only recipe, but some vegetable soup making tips too. This way, you can customize the soup to your and your family's liking.

Enjoy a hot bowl of the Best Ever Vegetable Soup!

Best Ever Vegetable Soup Recipe | Key Ingredients | Recipe Variations | Choosing Vegetables | Chicken Bone Broth Recipe

Delicious, Healthy, Economical Meal: Best Ever Vegetable Soup

Making your own chicken bone broth is not only economical, but will make your soup taste better. It's easy and can be made ahead of time, then safely stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days and freezer for 3 months.

Sometimes, at weeks end there seems to be a few assorted vegetables left in the frig. Rather than tossing them out, why not use them up in a pot of vegetable soup. Just as long as they are on the list below or they are what you think is suitable for soup.

Choose vegetables like these for great soup

Add in those assorted vegetables left in the refrigerator at weeks end.

Delicious, Fast and Easy Vegetable Soup

Here are some time saving tips:

Make chicken bone broth ahead of time and store in frig up to 5 days or freeze up to 3 months.
You can use boxed broth from the grocery store. However, it's not as flavorful or nutritious as the homemade chicken bone broth.
Use a food processor to chop the vegetables. That said, 1/2 - 3/4 inch pieces are more preferable especially, when making a large batch and are planning on reheating.

Chop Vegetable Into 1/2 to 3/4 inch pieces

Bite sized 1/2" - 3/4" pieces for a hearty soup.

Key Ingredients in The Best Ever Vegetable Soup

Many different vegetables will work in the Best Ever Vegetable Soup Recipe. That said, turnips, onions and celery should always be used. I call them the key ingredients. I call them that because they give the soup deeper flavor; a nice "body" if you will.

Key Ingredients to the Best Ever Vegetable Soup

For deeper flavor, add these key ingredients to your soup.

Recommended Vegetables For This Soup Recipe

Soup balance is important. For soup balance, I use vegetables from the list below. You can add some or all of them in your soup. A good rule of thumb is to not add too much of one vegetable. And use stronger flavored vegetables sparingly. Otherwise, they may take over the flavor of the soup - losing balance. I love changing things up. Have any suggestions? Be sure to leave your comments below.

These vegetables, herbs and spices were used to make two batches of soup. Note: the spices and herbs were doubled from you see on the board and another jalapeno was added.

Here's a list of vegetables that work well in the Best Ever Vegetable Soup:

- turnips
- onions
- celery
- carrots
- tomatoes
- mushrooms
- green beans
- zucchini
- yellow squash
- kale
- spinach
- cilantro
- parsley
- eggplant
- corn
- cabbage
- jalapenos ( or other not too hot peppers)

Vegetables Not Recommended For This Vegetable Soup Recipe

Some vegetables that I feel don't work well with this recipe and why:

broccoli (overpowering flavor
potatoes (turnips take their place and add more flavor)
peas (get too mushy)