Italian Vegetable Soup

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Happy New Year!  If there's anything I can say about the weather these past few months, I'd say quite unpredictable! From heavy lake effect snows hitting us in November, to almost beachy weather at Christmas, and now we're back to icy roads and shoveling the drive several times a day, it's been one of the wildest winters I've experienced in recent years. Jason's saying to hell with interest rates and has been scouring Florida and Texas real estate because he's already over it lol. I can hold out though. Our store will be closed the next 2 months (cause nobody is visiting an outlet mall on Lake Michigan in the winter), so I've been putting my heated blanket to good use. Yesterday it was super nippy out, so I thought I would get my household chores done, make a hot pot of soup, then get cozy under my blanket and spend the rest of the night eating said soup and catching up this month's book club selection- The Compound, which I'm really enjoying, if you're wondering. The soup I went with was Italian Vegetable Soup from Golden Blossom Honey because during these cold and flu months, I want to keep my immune system in tip top shape. This soup is loaded with vitamins and minerals, so I figured it's a great way to keep my body on the up and up while keeping my tummy full. 

 

Don't let the long ingredient list fool you. You should already have most of it on hand as they are kitchen staples. All I had to run out for was fresh Parmesan and Swiss chard leaves. With a good veggie chopper, you can make quick work of this recipe. From start to finish, you can have everything done in under an hour. This soup does have ham as an ingredient, which my daughter and I don't eat, but it was easy enough to sautee that separate from the onions then add it to my husband's bowl upon serving. Speaking of my husband, he's not usually a huge soup eater, but he did ask for seconds on this Italian Vegetable Soup, so I'd call this recipe quite a success upon that request. Additionally, even with his second helping, there is enough left over to reheat for dinner tonight. Two nights of healthy meals for 3 people that's not only delicious but budget friendly shoots this recipe straight to the top of my favorite winter soups. A great recipe find and the perfect way to start the New Year off right! 

 

Ingredients

1/2 small green cabbage, rinsed and sliced

6 Swiss chard leaves, rinsed and sliced

1/4 cup cooked ham, minced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 cup Italian parsley, chopped

1/2 cup onion, finely chopped

4 tablespoons olive oil

2 ribs celery, chopped

2 large carrots, chopped

2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped

2 small zucchini, diced

1 (28) ounce can Italian tomatoes, chopped, with their juice

1 tablespoon GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY

6 cups vegetable or beef broth

1 (19 ounce) can white cannellini beans, rinsed and drained

1/2 cup rice, uncooked

salt and pepper to taste

Parmesan cheese, freshly grated

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