Vegetable Soup with Quinoa recipe

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
3 medium onions, chopped
2 green bell peppers, chopped
1 carrot, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
6 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
10 green chile peppers, seeded and minced
8 cups vegetable broth
1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained
½ cup quinoa
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 ½ cups frozen corn, thawed
1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and diced

Nutrition Info

252.7 calories
carbohydrate: 39 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 9.3 g
fiber: 8.2 g
protein: 7.8 g
saturatedFat: 1.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 592 mg
sugar: 8.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Stir in onions, bell peppers, carrot, celery, garlic, cumin, and chili powder. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.

  2. Mix in crushed tomatoes and green chile peppers. Pour in broth, chickpeas, and quinoa. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.

  3. Mix corn into the soup until heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve in bowls and top with avocado.

Recipe Yield

10 servings

Recipe Note

This soup is made mostly of alkaline vegetables and is great for a detox. I crumble brown rice crackers on it before serving.

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