Vegan Gnocchi Ah homemade pasta, nothing compares! It is more flavorful and has such great texture. Plus, I love that pasta making becomes a family affair. It’s such a great cooking activity for kids. They…
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Vegan Nicoise Salad
Vegan Nicoise Salad It’s January so we are all trying to eat a little healthier right? Do your body a favor and add this mega nutritious, extra delicious, plant-based salad to your meal planning list!…
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos It’s January! Which means it’s time to cleanse my body and get back to eating healthy homemade meals again. Mostly, it’s time to hide the cookies from myself!…
Pasta Tomato Sauce
Pasta Tomato Sauce This is my absolute favorite pasta tomato sauce. It is so flavorful and delicious! This recipe is a variation on an old Mario Batali recipe I came across years ago. We’ve been…
Vegan Caprese Bites
Vegan Caprese Bites These vegan Caprese bites are such a tasty little snack. The fresh flavor of basil, tomato, and balsamic vinegar wins me over every time. The tofu works wonderfully in place of mozzarella…
Vegan Butternut Squash Soup
Vegan Butternut Squash Soup with Pickled Peppers I am a soup fanatic. I love the texture and how all of the flavors combine to create something cozy, warm and truly delicious. Plus, soup is incredibly…
Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding This chocolate chia seed pudding is gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and super-duper delicious. I promise! Plus, you are going to love how easy this is to make. Good things don’t always need…
Grilled Avocados with Ponzu Sauce
Grilled Avocados with Ponzu Sauce If you love the creamy deliciousness of avocados you are going to love this grilled avocado with ponzu sauce recipe. I remember the first time I tasted grilled avocados at…
Peach Oat Crumble
Peach Oat Crumble This yummy peach oat crumble dessert is lower in sugar and made with nutritious foods (peaches, oats, coconut flakes, almonds, almond butter). I like to make a small batch of this up…
Vegetable Minestrone Soup
It is really starting to feel like fall here in Colorado. The temperatures are dropping, the leaves are changing color, and the hours of sunlight are noticeably less. Which means it’s time to say goodbye to summer salads and hello to warm slow-cooked foods. I hope you’re as excited as I am for soups, stews, and baking!
Soup has a special place in my heart. I love warming up with a hot bowl of soup on a cool day. Most of all I love dipping some delicious bread in some tasty broth. We eat A LOT of soup. Soup is easy to make and there are always leftovers, which means lunch for the next day, hooray! I love cooking, but it’s always nice to have a break too.
This Vegetable Minestrone Soup is one of my favorite soup recipes. One of the best parts about making minestrone soup is you can throw in just about any kind of summer squash or root vegetable. Any vegetable that goes well with a tomato broth will work: carrots, parsnips, celery, zucchini, yellow squash, butternut squash, potatoes, sweet potatoes, kale, peas, green beans, fennel, and probably many more. I especially like adding parsnip, they add kind of a little sweet surprise to a savory soup. The recipe below is my favorite combination of vegetable flavors, but if you are missing something don’t fret or make a special trip to the store, just use what you have. This is one of those everything-but-the-kitchen-sink soup recipes, my favorite kind! Please share a comment if you add different veggies and find a new delicious concoction!
If you are looking for a healthy meal, this soup is crazy nutritious. It includes a rainbow of vegetables and is full of protein, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, potassium, and antioxidants. In addition to tons of veggies, this minestrone is made with a homemade vegetable stock which is also super nutritious. Add in some beans for protein and pasta to fill you up and there you have it. This soup is pretty much a veggie explosion, it’s so good for your body. Slurp it up!