Char’s Vegetable Soup

Now that we live close enough to do it, we usually go see Mom and Dad on Saturday.  Friday I made a pot of vegetable soup to take with us.  I always use a 20 cup stockpot, sometimes it is only half full, three quarters full and sometimes to the top.  It is just the pot I like to use.  Any leftover vegetables in the refrigerator are used and if there are none I use can and frozen ones.    This is not your typical vegetable beef soup as you will see in the following recipe.

Char’s Vegetable Soup

INGREDIENTS

• 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
• 2 – 28 oz cans diced tomatoes
• 2 – T Watkins Beef Soup and Gravy Base
• 2 – c boiling water
• 1/3 c diced green pepper
• 1 – small red pepper
• 2 – medium onion, chopped
• 2 – ribs celery, chopped
• 1 – pound Polska Kielbasa, chopped in circles
• 2 – teaspoons Watkins Italian Seasoning
• 2 – teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1 – 16 oz. can Northern Beans, drained
• 1 – 16 oz. can Pinto Beans, drained
• 1 – 16 oz frozen Corn
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup mini barley
• 3 – c uncooked noodles
• Salt and Pepper to taste

The only leftover vegetable I had in the refrigerator was about half a cup of mixed vegetables and 2 baked potatoes.  Both of these were added at the end.  Potatoes were diced up.

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat pot with olive oil and add onion, green and red peppers, and celery.
2. Combine the boiling water and Watkins Beef Soup and Gravy Base.
3. Add this to the pot with tomatoes, Polska Kielbasa, both types of beans, garlic, barley and Watkins Italian Seasoning.
4. Bring to a boil, turn down heat, cover with lid and simmer for 30 minutes.
5. Add cooked noodles and frozen corn.
6. Taste and add salt and pepper to taste.

I have made this many different ways.  It all depends on the leftovers in the refrigerator and your pantry.  Italian Sausage and Smoked Sausage is really good in this also.

It’s a gloomy rainy day here in Versailles but we had a great service in church this morning and are getting ready to walk out the door to go hear ApologetiX in concert so it’s a great day.  Hope you have a great day also.

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