Low Calorie Hearty Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 5 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups cabbage, diced
• 2 cups carrots, diced
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 2 sweet potatoes, diced
• 1 cup zucchini, diced
• 1 cup green pepper, diced
• 1 cup lentils
• 2 cups lima beans
• 2 cups whole wheat pasta
• 1 (28 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 knorr's vegetable bouillon cube
• 2 knorr's chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 gallon water
• 1 tablespoon pecorino romano cheese, to top

Recipe

• 1 put everything but the pasta into a big soup pot and cook , with a tilted cover, over low-medium heat for about 4 hours, stirring occasionally.
• 2 stir in pasta and cook another hour.
• 3 sprinkle grated pecorino romano or parmesan cheese to taste and serve.
• 4 makes enough for a party.
• 5 variations:.
• 6 -you can add other veggies such as corn, or potatoes, etc.
• 7 -add a beef roast in the beginning, but just be sure to skim the top of the pot occasionally.
• 8 -add cooked chicken when adding the pasta at the end to make it a hearty chicken soup. it's very versatile.