Hearty Italian Vegetable Soup
Our hearty Italian vegetable soup is a feast for the senses – vibrant, chunky veggies, seasoned to perfection and served with love. Experience the taste of Italian countryside in every bite. It’s more than a meal, it’s a celebration of health and taste. It’s an easy country vegetable soup recipe this is so flavorful.
Country Vegetable Soup Recipe:
- Zucchini
- Yellow Squash
- Onion
- Broccoli florets
- Carrots
- Celery
- olive oil
- 14.5oz can petite diced tomatoes
- 16oz can chickpeas or Garbanzo Beans
- 15oz can black beans
- 3 cups fresh spinach or kale
- 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
- 2-3 cups of water, chicken broth or vegetable broth
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Making this Italian vegetable soup:
Start your hearty vegetable soup by chopping the Italian vegetables into bite-size pieces. Then peel and slice carrots, slice celery, and cut the squash and zucchini in half lengthwise and half the halves and chop. Then break or cut the broccoli into pieces. Chop the onion into 1 inches chunks.
Place all the fresh veggies in a large dutch oven and add just enough olive oil to keep them from sticking.
Stir fry the veggies on high heat until the onions are translucent, then add the Italian seasoning.
Give the veggies and seasoning a quick stir to release all the flavors and continued to stir fry until the veggies are caramelized.
Add the tomatoes with juice to the soup and stir to combine.
Drain and place the chickpeas and black beans into a colander and rinse very well.
Add the chickpeas and black beans and to the chunky vegetable soup pot.
Gently stir well add the water, chicken or vegetable broth and bring to a boil.
Lower heat and simmer for about 10 minutes until all the veggies are tender.
Add the spinach or kale and cook until kale is just done. Also, spinach or kale both have added health benefits but the kale holds up so much better than spinach in a soup. Then add salt and black pepper to taste.
Serve with or without a little Parmesan cheese on top and with a low-calorie wrap or a huge salad to make a very satisfying meal. We believe this Hearty Italian Vegetable Soup, rich with chunky veggies and seasoned will to satisfy your palate completely. Enjoy!
See these other Hearty Soups:
- Hamburger Vegetable Soup
- Spicy Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Mexican Black Bean Soup
- Hearty Sausage Minestrone Soup
Click HERE to save this Italian country vegetable soup recipe to Pinterest
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Zucchini
- 1 Yellow Squash
- 1 Onion
- 1 1/2 cups Broccoli florets
- 2-3 whole carrots
- 2 ribs celery sliced
- olive oil
- 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 16 oz chickpeas reduced-sodium
- 1 15 oz black beans reduced-sodium
- 3 cups fresh spinach or kale
- 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
- 2-3 cups Chicken broth or vegetable broth
- Salt to taste
- Black Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Start your hearty vegetable soup by chopping the Italian vegetables into bite-size pieces. Peel and slice carrots, slice celery, and cut the squash and zucchini in half lengthwise and half the halves and chop. Break or cut the broccoli into pieces. Chop the onion into 1 inches chunks.
- Place all the fresh veggies in a large dutch oven or soup pot and add just enough olive oil to keep them from sticking
- Stir fry the veggies on high heat until the onions are translucent
- Add the Italian seasoning at this point and give the veggies a quick stir to release all the flavors and continued to stir fry until the veggies are caramelized.
- Add the tomatoes with juice to the soup and stir to combine.
- Drain and place the chickpeas and black beans into a colander and rinse very well.
- Add the chickpeas and black beans and to the chunky vegetable soup pot.
- Gently stir well add the water, chicken or vegetable broth and bring to a boil.
- Lower heat and simmer for about 10 minutes until all the veggies are tender.
- Add the spinach or kale and cook until kale is just done. Spinach or kale both have added health benefits but the kale holds up so much better than spinach in a soup.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve with or without a little Parmesan cheese on top.
Nutrition
Thanks for sharing this healthy soup recipe!
this looks yummy! thanks to the recipe!
MMMM super yummo…and healthy!
Looks good, Evelyn. I think I am down 3 lbs now by eating carefully and better. I can look at some things and might as well just "sit" on them as that is where it would go. *smile* Enjoy your day. It is Family Day here in Canada.
Evelyn, your soup is beautiful- I love all the colors! Good job taking care of yourself and your honey! 🙂
~Joy
amazing looking soup, i love all the veggies.
I can't tell you how much easier I've found it to eat healthy now I have found a great fruit and veg shop – that little bit of extra options makes me so much more excited about eating healthy. Looks delicious xo
Good for you! I like the tip about kale. When I use spinach in things like this, I regret it come time for the leftovers .
This looks delicious!!
This looks so tasty, I will definitely have to try it.
This looks so good and follows our family's nutrition plan. I'll definitely have to give it a try!
Looks delicious. And should fill that hunger spot.
LOVE your blog and this soup looks so delish!
Following you now:D Can't wait for more posts love!
That looks fabulous! My husband will love it.
This is a wonderful soup!!
I've been vegetarian since childhood, although I don't miss my sweet-treats
Evelyn, this looks and sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Soup is one of my favorite things! Pinned to try 🙂
This looks delicious!!
This loooks wonderful! We are trying to make healthier choices and this will be a nice option for us. Soup is so good 🙂
This sounds… and looks… not only delicious but healthy!! Thanks for sharing
Sound yummy and healthy! Thanks for sharing
I could eat this soup everyday!! Looks delicious! 🙂
Looks delicious!!
I'm a soup lover, esp on days like today… I've been bad – M&Ms called my name 3 times today already! And I answered!
Can't wait to try this; thanks for sharing!
Ooooh, yum. It's hot here, but even I could go a bowl of that 🙂
Looks delicious! I'm always trying to find ways to add more veggies to our meals. This would be perfect since we love soup! Thank you for the recipe.
I lost 35 lbs by eating veggies….I'm not good at being hungry so whenever I am, I eat veggies for snacks. Yes, I increased my physical activity too.
Hi Evelyn,
This soup looks hearty and delicious indeed. Good for you trying to eat healthier. It's not easy to turn that leaf, but it's also not that hard once you do!! The hardest part is just DOING it.
This looks like delicious soup – love that its loaded with veggies.
Ahhh — the adventures the pursuit of good health will take us on!! But this soup makes it a tasty journey!
Good for you Evelyn. I agree starving and dieting don't work.
What a great recipe!
This looks great!
Looks great, I am always looking for soup recipes! I'm going to try this one out!
Thanks, Evelyn! Good hearty food.
Sounds yummy! Thanks for sharing!
I'm working on being more healthy too. I've got two weddings to go to this year and have some baby (my youngest is 4) weight to lose. 🙂 This soup looks great.
I think I need a good dose of this soup to get me over this cold. Thanks so much for sharing.
I love all the healthy vegetables in this Italian Vegetable Soup. I PINNED IT!