Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Zucchini Vegetable Soup is for Soup.

Zucchini Vegetable Soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Zucchini Vegetable Soup takes 90 minutes to cook.

Zucchini Vegetable Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Zucchini Vegetable Soup are:

1 T. olive oil
2 cups chopped leeks
1 cup chopped yellow onions
1.5 cups chopped celery
2.5 cups chopped carrots
5.5 cups sliced zucchini
14 cups vegetable broth/water, or water to which powdered vegetable broth has been added
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp dried basil
1/3 cup whole wheat couscous (optional)

Here is how you make Zucchini Vegetable Soup:

1. Rough chop all the vegetables (they will be pureed later).2.Saute the leeks, onion and celery in a large stock pot for 10-15 minutes until tender. If they start to stick, add a little water to the pot.3. Add the carrots and zucchini and continue to saute for another 10-15 minutes until tender.4. Add the broth/water, pepper and basil, and bring to a boil.5. Reduce the heat to med-low, partially cover the pot and simmer the soup for about 60 minutes.6. Using an immersion blender, food processor or blender, roughly puree the soup, simmer for 10 more minutes and serve.7. (Optional) After pureeing the soup, add 1/3 cup of whole wheat couscous and continue to simmer for an additional 20 minutes ; then serve.Note that the nutritional information was done without the couscous.If low sodium vegetable broth is used, the sodium content goes way down.Enjoy!Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AVOCATE55.

The nutritional information for Zucchini Vegetable Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 58.8

• Total Fat: 1.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 510.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 11.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
• Protein: 1.3 g

The dietary needs meet for Zucchini Vegetable Soup is Vegetarian