10 minute Comfort Soup

​In cooler weather we stay inside more and, if you're anything like me, the cold weather makes me feel hungry! 

A quick, nutritious soup can lie minutes away within your freezer. Able to make you feel all warm inside without needless calories and it can be ready in 15 minutes. 

​It helps get your daily vegetable intake, makes you feel warm and importantly full. 
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This recipe came from discovering the huge range of frozen vegetable mixes now available. A favorite combines carrots, broccoli, bell peppers plus little cubes of chopped spinach. Check out your supermarket's range - avoiding mixes with corn or peas will keep the carbohydrate content low.   Vegetables are snap frozen soon after being picked so have lots, sometimes more nutritional value than fresh vegetables from supermarkets. 

Basic Soup
2 stock cubes (or equivalent)
2 litres of water
500g of frozen vegetables
Spices of your choice

Simply boil it up and take to it with a stick blender to make it as smooth or chunky as you prefer.  There are countless variations to keep it interesting day-by-day, all winter long..

VARIATIONS

• Add 3 grated carrots to improve the color if their are lots of greens in your frozen vegetable mix.
• Add a can or two of chopped tomatoes.
• Along with tomatoes - add lentils or pasta and call it minestrone!
• Experiment with different flavoured stocks.  Fish stock is a great alternative.
• For a full meal add your favourite carbohydrate - 2/3 of a cup of rice or your favorite pasta and simmer till they're cooked.
• Refreeze portion size containers as a handy lunch or
• Make it in bulk and store in the fridge for use throughout the week whenever you feel peckish.