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Vegetable Soup

Great Way to Clean Out the Fridge
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter unsalted
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 handful green beans
  • 8 button mushrooms
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 3 cups water
  • 6 potatoes
  • salt and pepper
  • ¼ cup parsley

Instructions

  • Not too much prep for this soup. Just chop up the onion, slice the carrots into ¼ inch thick pieces, trim and halve the green beens.
    Slice the mushrooms into ¼ inch pieces, chop the potatoes into ⅛'s or ¼'s depending on their size and chop the parsley.
    Now you are ready to put it all together.
  • Heat butter and oil on medium high in a soup pot. Sauté onion, carrot, green beans for 3-4 minutes.
  • Add mushrooms and cook for another 2 minutes.
  • Add chicken stock and water, potatoes, and season with salt & pepper.
  • Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and cook at a gentle boil until the potatoes are tender. (approx. 15 minutes)
  • Add parsley just before the potatoes are cooked.
  • Season to taste and serve.