Veggie Packed - Zoodle Minestrone Soup

An easy, healthy, veggie-packed soup made in under 40 minutes. This zoodle minestrone soup is the perfect Autumn (fall) and winter comfort food. Make it, eat it, or freeze it! Comfort in a bowl has never tasted so good!

Ingredients

Serves 6 - 8

1 cup diced yellow onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
32 ounces vegetable broth
2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
2 cups 1″ cubed sweet potatoes
1 1/2 cups green beans (halved or quartered)
2 stalks chopped celery
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary (finely chopped)
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 1/2 – 2 cups zucchini (courgette) noodles

Instructions

1. Place 1 cup diced onion to a large pot and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Sauté on over medium/high heat for about 4 minutes, until onions are fragrant and start to become translucent
2. Pour the vegetable broth and diced tomatoes (with juice) into the pot. Using one of the cans from the tomatoes, pour 1 can of water into the pot as well
3. Add the sweet potatoes, green beans, celery, and all the dried herbs and salt to the pot and cook for 5 minutes
4. Lower the heat to medium after 5 minutes and continue to simmer another 20-25 minutes until vegetables are soft
5. Turn the heat off and add the zucchini noodles to the hot soup just before serving. The temperature of the soup will cook the noodles without the need for heat on the stovetop

6. If freezing, let cool fully then store in an airtight container for up to four months

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So, What Are Zoodles?

Zoodles = zucchini noodles.

They may also be known as Courgetti = courgette spaghetti

Zoodles are an incredibly fresh and healthy alternative to pasta. Zoodles are a fun way to increase the number of vegetables we eat, especially children.
Children just love the spiral shapes (and they love using the spiraliser). 

Zoodles are incredibly nutritious and a healthy alternative to highly processed wheat pasta or gluten free pasta!

More to read about zoodles here

A variety of articles, and recipe ideas, are within this blog, not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter.

All the best Jan