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Healthy Vegetable Orzo Soup

This delicious, comfort and nutritous soup that is so flavourful and satisfying! Loaded with goodness and healthy ingredients. Perfect on those chilly days.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Soup
Calories: 283
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 celery rib, sliced
  • 2 medium carrots, diced
  • 2 potatoes, diced
  • 1 tsp each dried oregano and thyme
  • 6 cups chicken or vegetable broth
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 large plum tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 cup cauliflower, cut to small florets
  • 3/4 cup orzo pasta
  • 2 cups fresh spinach, roughly chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Equipment

  • medium stock pot

Method
 

  1. In a medium stock pot, add olive oil or a vegetable oil. Sauté onion for 3-4 minutes and then add garlic and sauté for another minute. Then add celery, carrots, potatoes, oregano and thyme. Sauté for another minute. Add the chicken or vegetable broth, salt, and pepper.
  2. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.
  3. Add plum tomato, cauliflower and orzo, simmer for 10 minutes. The last 5 minutes, add the spinach and parsley. Adjust seasoning if necessary.
  4. Serve with crusty bread or a grilled cheese sandwich.

Nutrition

Calories: 283kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 9gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1224mgPotassium: 907mgFiber: 8gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 7002IUVitamin C: 49mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 2mg

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