Heathly Winter Soups: Vegetable (Bean)

Striving for 5 each day? You can have 3 servings of vegetables for about 200calories with this soup!

Vegetable Soup with Beans
1/2 lb carrot
1/2 lb celery
1/2 lb zucchini
1/2 lb string beans
1 can of whole tomatoes
2 tbsp olive oil
garlic powder, parsley, salt, pepper to taste
bay leaf (optional)
8 cups of stock (or water)
handful of lentils or 1 cup of white or kidney beans
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In a large pot heat olive oil and add can of whole tomatoes. Using a hand blender, blend tomatoes until smooth and add stock or water. Chop and add all vegetables. Add garlic powder, parsley, salt, pepper. Bring to a boil add lentils or other beans, and then simmer 45-60 minutes.