Hey, I'm looking for meatless vegetable soup recipes.?

I am not looking for vegan soup recipes specifically. I'm mainly looking for vegetable soup recipes that doesn't have any meat in them. I find that just omitting meat from a recipe like chicken and vegetable soup losses something. Any suggestions? Thanks for any help anyone can provide. Hey, I'm looking for meatless vegetable soup recipes.?
Mikey confused...................How can it be vegtable soup if it contains meat ?Hey, I'm looking for meatless vegetable soup recipes.?
Ingredients


1 (15-ounce) can low-sodium canellini beans, drained and rinsed


1 tablespoon olive oil


1/2 large onion, diced (about 1 cup)


2 carrots, diced (about 1/2 cup)


2 stalks celery, diced, (about 1/2 cup)


1 small zucchini, diced (about 1 1/2 cups)


1 clove garlic, minced


1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves (or 1 teaspoon dried)


2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage leaves (or 1/2 teaspoon dried)


1/2 teaspoon salt


1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper


32 ounces low-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth


1 (14.5-ounce) can no salt added diced tomatoes


2 cups chopped baby spinach leaves


1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan, optional


Directions


In a small bowl mash half of the beans with a masher or the back of a spoon, and set aside.





Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, zucchini, garlic, thyme, sage, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper, and cook stirring occasionally until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.





Add the broth and tomatoes with the juice and bring to a boil. Add the mashed and whole beans and the spinach leaves and cook until the spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes more.





Serve topped with Parmesan, if desired.



Vegetable Soup.


1 tablespoon olive oil


1 tablespoon unsalted butter


1 medium sized onion


2 each carrot


1 handfull green beans


8 each button mushrooms


4 cups chicken stock (or water)


3 cups water


6 each potato


salt and pepper


1/4 cup parsley





Not too much prep for this soup. Just chop up the onion, slice the carrots into 1/4 inch thick pieces, trim and halve the green beens. Slice the mushrooms into 1/4 inch pieces, chop the potatoes into 1/8's or 1/4'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. Saut茅 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 %26amp; 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.
























Crockpot Barley Vegetable Soup








This thick and hearty soup is packed full of nutrition. With barley, tons of veggies, and sweet potatoes, no one will miss the meat.








* 1 cup medium pearl barley


* 1 bay leaf


* 1/2 tsp. fennel seed


* 9-oz. pkg. baby carrots


* 1 onion, chopped


* 2 stalks celery, chopped


* 3 garlic cloves, minced


* 2 sweet potato,s peeled and chopped


* 2 cups frozen corn


* 2 cups frozen green beans


* 1/4 tsp. salt


* 1/4 tsp. pepper


* 3 (14 oz). cans vegetable broth


* 4 cups water


* 14-oz. can diced tomatoes with herbs, undrained





Place all ingredients except tomatoes in a 5-6 quart crockpot in the order given. Do not stir. Cover crockpot and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Stir soup and add tomatoes. Cover crockpot and cook for 10-15 minutes longer until soup is hot. Remove bay leaf before serving. 10 servings
Next time when you omit the meat you need to increase the seasoning. Try any seasoning package that you would like to try.