My "Get Back on Track" Soup

by Catherine Ipcizade | More from this Blogger

09 Nov 2006 10:23 PM

Losing weight is never easy. With Halloween having just passed, and Thanksgiving just around the corner, you may have already been inundated with far too many sweets and comfort foods.

Instead of "dieting" during the holidays, why not make up a delicious batch of soup? It fills the comfort-food need in you and gives you the fiber and vitamins you need to get healthy. The best thing about this recipe is that it's just a starter. I used the ingredients I had in my own kitchen to make this soup. If you have other ingredients in this soup, they will work just as well. The main idea is to add what you like so that you can enjoy what you're eating without filling up on needless sugar or fat.

For this soup, you'll need:

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 small yellow or white or red potato, diced small

1 cup baby carrots, cut into thirds

½ red onion, diced

2 cups green beans (fresh, cut in half)

½ cup diced mushrooms

2 teaspoons crushed garlic

14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes

3 zucchini cut into half moon shapes

2 teaspoons kosher salt

½ teaspoon black pepper

1/8 teaspoon all spice

1 Tablespoon dried parsley

7 cups water or chicken broth

1 ½ cups No Yolk Noodles or ¾ cup macaroni pasta

To make this recipe:

In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the potatoes, carrots, onion, and garlic and cook for 5 minutes over medium to medium high heat. Add mushrooms and green beans and cook another 5-10 minutes until the vegetables begin to soften. Add the diced tomatoes, zucchini, kosher salt, black pepper, all spice, and dried parsley. Cook 5 minutes. Add water and bring to a boil. Cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add No Yolk or macaroni pasta and cook an additional 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let soup sit about 20 minutes before eating.

You can add corn, celery, or any other veggie you'd like to this soup.

Try this soup, too!

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Cathy Ipcizade is 30 years old and currently resides in Southern California. Prior to coming to California she grew up in Arizona.

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Catherine Ipcizade (5617) 09 Nov 2006 09:25 PM

Forgot to mention: if it seems like you need more oil when sauteeing your veggies, try pouring in a little juice from the canned tomatoes instead. It'll do the job just fine!

Libby Pelham (12880) 13 Nov 2006 08:16 PM

Sounds good Cathy - I will have to try this!

Catherine Ipcizade (5617) 13 Nov 2006 09:05 PM

It was pretty good, Libby--mind you,it's no potato cheese chowder or anything, but it does the job and tastes yummy :)