Vegetable Noodle Soup

Submitted by Dancer

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 12 ounces egg noodles or 12 ounces thin egg noodles, uncooked
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can italian roma tomatoes, cut up and juice reserved
• 3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans low sodium chicken broth or (14 1/2 ounce) cans low sodium beef broth
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 bay leaf
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 2 (12 ounce) cans white cannellini beans or (12 ounce) cans great northern beans, rinsed
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• 1⁄4 cup parsley, chopped

directions

1. Cook noodles according to package directions, drain and set aside.
2. While noodles are cooking, heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat.
3. Saute onion, stirring until pale golden, about 5 minutes.
4. Add garlic, carrots and celery and saute until tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
5. Add tomatoes and reserved juice, broth, water, oregano, basil, bay leaf, and salt and pepper to taste.
6. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, about 30 minutes.
7. Stir in the beans and cooked noodles.
8. Remove bay leaf.
9. Sprinkle some of the parmesan cheese and chopped parsley on each serving of soup, or stir into saucepan prior to serving.

Reviews

[Bobbin]

I thought this was just okay. It wasn't anything I would crave again. It probably was something I did in preparation and not the recipe because I did sub a few things with what I had. First, I put everything except the noodles and beans in the crock pot on low all day. About 2 hours before we ate, I added 2 c of whole wheat macaroni and 2 cans of kidney beans. I think the main thing I did was use the leaves of the celery as I have heard that is where the flavor is. So, my soup tasted a lot like celery, and I don't particularly care for celery. Thus, I think it was my fault. I did use a 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes for the tomatoes. Overall it wasn't bad; I would just need to figure out how to tweak it a little. I love the idea of this soup.

 

[4-H Mom]

This was really easy to make and it was great. This will be a favorite of mine from now on. Thanks for the great recipe.