Name: Escarole Soup with Vegetables
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling; 1 cup chopped onion; 2 tablespoons minced garlic; 2 cups diced tomatoes drained; 3/4 cup finely diced carrot; 1/2 cup finely diced celery; salt, and pepper to taste; 1 teaspoon thyme; 2 tablespoon chopped parsley; 2 tablespoona tomato paste; Pecorino Romano grated cheese for garnishing; 2 cups cubed cooked boiled potatoes; 8 cups vegetable broth; 1 to 2 cups frozen peas and frozen green beans; 1 cup cooked canned chickpeas drained; 1 to 2 cups chopped escarole or spinach; bread sticks or garlic bread for serving; Optional: boiled pasta of any kind to package instructions

This hearty soup is packed with all kinds of vegetables and to save time mostly frozen or precooked to get that dinner on the table in no time.

Of course, you can use all fresh not canned when in the season but this is great alternative for the hurried cooks out there.

Low calorie, healthy, and lots of nutrition with using escarole for vitamin A.

You could substitute swiss chard, spinach, or kale for the escarole if you can't find it.

There are plenty of substitutions below for changing your vegetarian recipe with any vegetables you prefer.

Again if you have the time, everything that goes in the pot would have to simmer a lot longer.

You could also put everything in a slow cooker for 6 to 8 hours on high if you would like all fresh vegetables, just make sure you get all that flavor in there!

Low-Calorie Healthy Soup

This is an all-vegetable healthy flavorful soup that is super easy and fast because all the vegetables are soft and some are precooked and diced small enough so they cook quickly.

The soup is full of delicious broth that sure to comfort anyone who loves vegetables and sticking to a healthy low calorie diet.

For a less chunky soup, mom always pureed this when we were little to get all our necessary vitamins.

Other Vegetables and Additions

any cooked root vegetables
any frozen vegetables
cooked cubed sweet potatoes
any kind of beans rinsed
artichoke hearts boiled and drained
diced zucchini or another squash cubed and boiled, drained
cubed eggplant
any greens IE swiss chard, kale, etc.
add cooked pasta of your choice (smaller pasta shapes are best)
For meat lovers, add rotisserie chicken or leftover meats from the week (we made this soup to use up all the leftovers from previous dinners during the week).

More Easy Meals:

Pizza Chicken and Potatoes

Italian Chicken Stew

Homemade Sausage Pasta Helper

Italian Escarole and Beans