This vegetable soup recipe is cozy, healing, and warming. It’s just the thing for cold nights, days when you’re craving a healthy reset, or any time you’re feeling a bit under the weather. I first started making it years ago, when I was bouncing back from a cold and had a ton of random veggies in the fridge. Using the ingredients I had in my pantry—vegetable broth, diced tomatoes, dried herbs, and vinegar—I transformed this jumble of vegetables into an amazing soup! Since then, I’ve made it again and again, with a different mix of veggies every time. No matter what produce I have on hand, this easy vegetable soup always comes out delicious.
Vegetable Soup Recipe Variations
I call for a lot of vegetables in this soup, but use whatever you have on hand and/or skip what you don’t have. Here are a few easy ways to change it up:
Use all carrot or all sweet potato instead of both, or add butternut squash instead. Toss in a few sliced cremini mushrooms when you add the carrot. Swap bell pepper for the cherry tomatoes, zucchini, or green beans. Use another leafy green, like spinach or chard, in place of the kale. Garnish bowls with chopped fresh parsley or basil, a scoop of pesto, or sprinkle of Parmesan cheese!
The veggies aren’t the only flexible part of this recipe! Feel free to vary the other ingredients as well. Here are a few ideas:
Add a tablespoon of dried Italian seasoning in place of the oregano. Skip the vinegar, and add a big squeeze of lemon juice in its place. Omit the chickpeas, or replace them with white beans or cooked French green lentils.
Let me know what variations you try!
Serving Suggestions
Enjoy the soup on its own, or pair it with a salad and crusty bread for a heartier meal. It also goes nicely with a grilled cheese sandwich.
For longer storage, freeze the soup for up to 3 months.
More Easy Soup Recipes
If you love this easy veggie soup, try one of these vegetarian soup recipes next:
Best Lentil Soup Cabbage Soup Tortellini Soup Minestrone Soup Butternut Squash Soup Tomato Soup Broccoli Cheddar Soup Or any of these 35 Best Soup Recipes!
