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    Garden Variety Soup


    Source of Recipe


    500 More Fat-Free Recipes

    List of Ingredients




    6 1/4 cups low salt vegetable broth
    2 medium onions, chopped
    4 cloves garlic, minced
    1 medium red bell pepper, cored, and chopped
    1 cup pearl barley
    2 medium tomatoes, chopped
    3 cups chopped spinach leaves
    1 cup chopped fresh parsley
    1 tablespoon dried basil
    1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
    1 cup chopped yellow summer squash

    Recipe



    (original recipe also called for 1 cup fresh or frozen/thawed lima beans and also cup fresh or frozen/thawed green peas). Heat 1/4 cup broth in a large saucepan. Add onions, garlic and red bell pepper, and saute until pepper begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining broth, tomato juice, barley and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Add spinach, parsley, basil, and squash, and continue to simmer until veggies are just tender, about 10 additional minutes. Sprinkle with pepper.

 

 

 


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