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.
Servings: 4
Calories: 283kcal
Equipment
- medium stock pot
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
- 6 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp dried oregano (optional)
- 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
Instructions
- 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 and potatoes. Sauté for another minute. Add the chicken or vegetable broth, salt, and pepper.
- Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Add plum tomato, cauliflower and orzo, simmer for 10 minutes. The last 5 minutes, add the spinach and parsley. Adjust seasoning if necessary.
- Serve with crusty bread or a grilled cheese sandwich.
Nutrition
Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1224mg | Potassium: 907mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 7002IU | Vitamin C: 49mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 2mg