Vegetable Soup Recipe * with pics *

Someone asked for the vegetable soup recipe. So I’ll post it.

This soup is actually made as part of a 7 day diet for quick weight loss. It’s from the Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital. It’s used for overweight heart patients in order to lose weight before surgery. I’ve tried the 7 day diet and it does work but it’s very restrictive but a good kick start.

Anyway here is the soup:

2 large cans of tomatoes (diced, stewed or with herbs and spices)
3 large cooking onions
2 small cans of beef broth/consommé (chicken broth or herb & garlic is okay too)
1 pkg chicken noodle or onion soup mix or 2 pkg KNORR Herb soup mix
2 cans of green beans (or equivalent fresh)
2 green peppers
2 lb bag of carrots
3-4 cloves garlic

Cut up vegetables to bite size pieces and put in LARGE simmering pot. Season with salt, pepper, basil, parsley, 3-4 cloves of garlic and 2 tsps Worchester sauce.
Add tomatoes, broth, soup mix and green beans.
Stir together and add enough water to cover.
Boil fast for 10 mins and then reduce heat to a simmer and cook vegetables until they are tender.

This recipe makes A LOT of soup. I would say probably at least 15 bowls or more. It’s pretty tasty and you can have all you want of it because it’s virtually calorie and fat free.

Simmering on the stove.

To show you the size of pot I use.

Lunch!

crystal clear

September 20, 2006

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM..thank u soo much..makes my mouth water just reading it!!!..gonna make some up..have to go to the store and get the ingrediants…

I’ve tried that diet too. The soup is really good but about day 5 of eating almost nothing but that it gets old.

Yep, I am so making this. Anything that I can have as much as I want of, is a friend of mine. I don’t have a pot that big though 🙁

you could also thicken it with cornstarch and then put it between pastry crust for pot pie! It wouldn’t be as calorie and fat free, but it’s a nice variation on the theme … and still healthier than the processed kind. when i was getting an organic box delivered I’d make a pot of soup and then add a can of guinness to half and thicken it for guiness pot pies. damn i’m getting hungry.

sweetest downfall.

I love soups. 🙂

Shut up, I’m not that smrt.

buttermoon

That looks good! I wish I had a digital camera so I could take pictures of stuff I cook. I bet that smells good while cooking.

MrsAmyB

That looks very tasty! Reminds me of the veggie soup weight watchers has that is 0 points. 🙂

that looks so yummy. I am going make it when I come back from vacation. Thanks

Mrs. B

Mmmm, that looks delicious!!

AThinnerMe

Oh yummy. thanks for shareing

SilentEcho

wow that looks wonderful! I will be making this in the very near future! 😀

That soup is good, minus the green beans, ick. I substitute it with canned peas, but that probably brings the cals up some. Ah well. It looks really yummy!

Ok, time to admit that I need help on the diet. With this soup, can you eat anything else? What are the rules?