Quick & Healthy Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 italian squash
• 2 carrots
• 1 large potato
• 1 turnip
• 2 leeks
• 1 bunch celery
• 1 packet knorr spring vegetable soup mix
• 1 chicken bouillon cube

Recipe

• 1 wash and slice/chop all veggies (except celery) into about 1" cubes or slices
• 2 add all these to a large (1 gallon) pot.
• 3 add packeted soup mix.
• 4 add bouillon cube - broken up a bit.
• 5 lastly - hold a washed bunch of celery over the pot and just slice it directly into the mix - from the top down (more leaves the better) - stop half way and keep the bottom half for both recipes.
• 6 lightly toss all the ingredients together.
• 7 add water to cover - keep 2" below rim of pot.
• 8 turn on high heat until boiling - turn down to medium/low and simmer for at least an hour.
• 9 turn off and let cool.
• 10 using a large mug or spoon - lightly blend batches of the soup in the blender - just enough to break up the large pieces.
• 11 store in an airtight container - lasts up to 10 days.