You’re gonna love this yummy Weight Watchers recipe for easy to make Italian healthy veggie soup, with carrots, zucchini, onions, tomatoes, garlic and cabbage!
Years and years ago, both of my parents were members of Weight Watchers. My mom found a recipe in their membership book for an Easy & Healthy Veggie Soup that they loved, and she shared it with me. I quickly became a huge fan, because it is absolutely delicious!
My Mom loved to cook this healthy veggie soup and have it around for a quick lunch or dinner, because not only was it delicious, it was good for you.
She tweaked the original recipe a bit, but loved that it was extremely low in calories and fat, but high in fiber, to keep them both feeling full while dieting.
We LOVE This Healthy Veggie Soup!
For years now I have been making this healthy veggie soup whether I’ve been dieting or not dieting, but simply because I LOVE IT! This is a very easy recipe to make, as well. It is simply a matter of cooking some veggies, and then adding the rest of the ingredients, and cooking until done.
The picture (below) is from a time I made this soup for her, when I was home visiting. I suppose it is kind of a “full-circle” kind of thing!
Sorry I don’t have any more photos… at the time, I didn’t even think of it! Honestly, though, this truly is a simple, delicious healthy veggie soup, that I’m confident you’ll enjoy, too.
Healthy Veggie Soup is very easy to make, ridiculously LOW in calories, and frankly, with the seasonings in it, tastes like a wonderful Italian-flavored soup.
It’s wonderful (whether you’re on a diet or not) and DELICIOUS! We even like to sprinkle it with a bit of Parmesan cheese right when it’s served hot. YUM!
Just like my Mom did, I have found it to be a hearty and healthy veggie soup (filled with carrots, onions, beans, cabbage, and zucchini), that I love to have extra of in my refrigerator, for a quick lunch or dinner meal.
Hope you enjoy making and eating this delicious healthy veggie soup, too! Thanks for stopping by, and I invite you to come back soon for more family-friendly recipes.
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Recipe slightly adapted from: Weight Watcher membership booklet from years ago.
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You're gonna love this yummy Weight Watchers recipe for easy to make Italian healthy veggie soup, w/carrots, zucchini, onions, tomatoes, garlic and cabbage!
- Non-stick cooking spray
- 1 cup carrots , sliced thinly
- 1/2 cup brown onion , chopped
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 12 oz. can diced tomatoes
- 3 beef bouillon cubes (can also use beef or vegetable broth)
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup chopped frozen spinach (cooked according to pkg. directions, then drained)
- 1 cup green cabbage , sliced, chopped
- 1/2 cup canned green beans (or frozen)
- 1/2 Tablespoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- black pepper (to taste)
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked , thinly sliced zucchini (added during last 10 minutes of cooking)
- Parmesan cheese (optional as garnish, but it really add to the flavor!)
- Spray a soup pot with non-stick spray.
- Cook the carrots and onions in soup pot for 4 minutes on medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook for additional 45 seconds, stirring constantly, to prevent garlic from burning.
- Add the rest of the ingredients (EXCEPT for the zucchini and Parmesan cheese).. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook on low for 30 minutes, or until carrots have become tender.
- Add the zucchini and cook an additional 10 minutes (adding the zucchini in toward the end of cooking time prevents the zucchini from getting soggy or falling apart).
- When heated through, ladle soup into serving bowls. Garnish with a few sprinkles of Parmesan cheese.
- Enjoy!
- Heat
NOTE: Caloric calculation does not include optional Parmesan cheese for garnish.
If using bouillon cubes instead of store bought broth, toss them in whole with the other ingredients. As soup cooks, they will dissolve and help flavor the soup.
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