A dekicous light soup bursting with lovely veggies and flavour
Ingredients
1Tablespoonsolive oil / or fry light - 1 cal spray
1clovegarliccrushed
1white oniondiced
2leekssliced into 1cm slices
100gbutton mushroomshalved
1large potatopeeled and cubed
2carrotssliced into rounds - thinly
3sticks celerychopped into 1cm slices
1bunch spring onionschopped into 2cm pieces
100ggreen beanssliced
2vegetable stock cubes 2 Pints water
2courgettessliced in 1cm rounds
100gasparaguschopped into 2cm pieces
60gspaghettibroken into approx. 4cm pieces
Instructions
In a large pan add the olive oil and garlic, together with the onion, leeks, celery, spring onions & mushrooms. Fry for 10 minutes stirring.
Next add potato, carrots, beans and continue frying for 5 minutes.
Make the stock by adding the cubes to 2 pints boiling water. Add this vegetable stock to the pan, bring to the boil and reduce to a simmer for 12-15 minutes.
Then add the courgettes, asparagus and broken spaghetti, simmer for a further 10 minutes or until the veg are tender and the spaghetti is soft.
Notes
*** All nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Easy Spring Vegetable Soup
Amount per Serving
Calories
255
% Daily Value*
Fat
2
g
3
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
1
g
Sodium
519
mg
23
%
Potassium
1244
mg
36
%
Carbohydrates
53
g
18
%
Fiber
9
g
38
%
Sugar
13
g
14
%
Protein
10
g
20
%
Vitamin A
8586
IU
172
%
Vitamin C
57
mg
69
%
Calcium
118
mg
12
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.