Vegetable Soup

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I had some odds and ends in the crisper so I decided to make a vegetable soup. Especially with the colder weather this soup is amazing. But also really tasty and easy to make.

Firstly prepare all your vegetables as outlined below,
  • Halve and slice the zucchini's
  • Dice 2 tomatoes
  • Finely dice 1 onion
  • Finely dice 2 garlic cloves
  • Chop the red capsicum into 2 cm pieces
  • Dice 2 carrots into 1/2 cm cubes

Once all your vegetables are ready in a stock pot heat up 2 tablespoons of olive oil over a low to medium heat. Place your onion and garlic in and cook off for around 5 minutes. Careful not brown them too much just soften them.

Now add the carrots, capsicum, zucchini and tomatoes to the pot and cook off for 2-3 minutes. Stiring occasionally to coat the vegetables with oil.

Add the passata and the chicken stock to the pot. Season with salt and fresh cracked pepper. Bring to the boil and cover. Continue to cook for 15 minutes.

After the 15 minutes add the pasta and remove the lid and cook for a further 10 minutes.

Once the pasta is cooked it will be ready to serve. Spoon into a soup bowl and shave topped with some fresh Parmesan on top.


This is a real hearty soup and really good with some crusty bread. 

Until next time, Happy cooking, Kate

***Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 Zucchini
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 Red capsicum 
  • 2 carrots 
  • 1 litre chicken stock
  • 700 ml passata
  • Salt and pepper
  • Parmesan, to serve 


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