Mixed Vegetable +Greens Penne Soup
There are so many reasons to whip up a batch of this minced vegetable soup. Getting your daily recommended intake of vegetables is easy and delicious when this Chickapea +Greens Penne soup is on hand. Prepare a pot and you’ll have a healthy dish waiting to be warmed up all week. It is gluten-free, nut-free and vegan so almost anyone can get cozy with a bowl.
Mixed Vegetable +Greens Penne Soup
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Course: Dinner
- Cuisine: Canadian
- Servings: 4
Ingredients:
- 1 Package Chickapea +Greens Penne
- 2 Tbsp table salt (for boiling pasta)
- ¼ cup vegan butter
- 2 yellow onions, chopped
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp garlic, minced
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 sweet potatoes, chopped
- 1 cauliflower head, chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp dried basil
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- 6 cups low sodium vegetable broth
- 1 cup unsweetened oat milk
- Chipotle chili spice, to taste
- Finishing salt, to taste
Instructions:
- Add the vegan butter to a large pot and warm it over medium heat until melted
- Mix in the onion and ¼ tsp salt and cook for 3 minutes
- Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minutes
- Sauté the celery, potatoes, cauliflower, basil, oregano in the onion and garlic for 1-2 minutes, stirring continuously
- Add the vegetable broth to the pot
- Bring the mixture to a boil then reduce the heat to a simmer and cover the pot
- Cook the mixture for 25 minutes at a simmer
- Using an immersion blender, blend the soup slightly to desired consistency
- Mix in the oat milk and stir until it is warmed
- Meanwhile, cook the Chickapea +Greens Penne to package directions (heat 16 cups of water and 2 Tbsp of salt in a large pot over high heat until boiling. Add the pasta to the water, decrease the heat to maintain a gentle boil. Stir and cook the pasta for 7 minutes)
- Drain and rinse the pasta before adding it to the soup
- Mix the noodles into the soup over medium/ low heat
- Once hot and well combined, serve soup with some chipotle chili seasoning and finishing salt sprinkled overtop
- Enjoy!
Recipe Notes:
- Cooking the Chickapea +Greens noodles outside of the soup is recommended to keep the starchy water out of the soup
- Earth Balance vegan butter was used
- The soup will keep in a sealed container in the refrigerator for 4-5 days