Vegetable Cod Soup Food

VEGETABLE NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add all the vegetables, garlic and onion. Season with the salt, and cook until tender, about 6 minutes. Add the pasta and cook until slightly toasted and golden, about 2 minutes. Add broth, and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook, covered, until pasta is just tender, about 8 minutes.
• Stir in whatever herb suits you (or your young eater) and lemon juice. Season with pepper and additional salt, to taste. Fill thermos, pack in a lunch sack with crackers and cheese sticks and send off to school.

CHUNKY VEGETABLE-COD SOUP

Steps:

• Thaw cod, if frozen; cut into 1-inch pieces.
• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven cook bell pepper and onion in butter until tender.
• Stir in vegetable or chicken broth, green beans, cabbage, basil, thyme, rosemary, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 8-10 minutes.
• Add fish to saucepan and return to boiling.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Serve.

VEGETABLE-COD SOUP

Steps:

• Thaw cod, if frozen; cut into 1-inch pieces. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven cook red sweet pepper and onion in margarine or butter until tender. Stir in vegetable broth or chicken broth, green beans, cabbage, carrot, basil, thyme, rosemary, and pepper. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 5 to 8 minutes or until vegetables are nearly tender.
• Add fish to saucepan. Return to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, about 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork, stirring once.

CROCK POT VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat the one tablespoon of the olive oil over medium high heat.
• Add the onion and cook till nearly translucent.
• Now add the garlic. Don't let the garlic brown and saute another couple of minutes.
• Add the rest of the chopped veggies, sauteing for just a minute or two; the extra tablespoon of olive oil is if you need it for the rest of the veggies. Remember--you're not cooking them-- just sauteing them for the wonderful flavor this quick step will infuse in your soup.
• Add the thyme and salt and pepper while sauteing.
• Now put the veggies in the crock pot, add the tomatoes and broth.
• Cook on low 7-9 hours (depending on your crock pot) or high 4-6 hours.
• Just before serving, gently mash some of the potato chunks against the side of the crock pot to thicken the soup, give it a stir and serve.
• SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Grilled cheese sandwiches on whole grain bread and a spinach salad.
• Quick Fixes for Variations on the Basic Veggie Soup: Now remember, don't do these to the whole pot of soup! Just the little bit you pull out to fix yourself for lunch, etc. so that you can do all the Quick Fixes.
• Quick Fix #1: Tex Mex Veggie Soup. Add some (eyeball it--how much do you want?) canned black beans (drained and rinsed), a little bit of cumin and chopped cilantro. Top with some tortilla chips and cheese, or serve with a quesadilla.
• Quick Fix #2: Tuscan Veggie Soup. Add some (eyeball it again) canned cannellini (white kidney beans) or white beans (drained and rinse), a little bit of Italian seasoning and some chopped kale. Cook till heated through and the kale is tender.
• Quick Fix #3: Minestrone Veggie Soup. Add some cooked pasta, a little dried basil and top with a fresh grating of Parmesan cheese.
• Quick Fix #4: Autumn Veggie Soup. Add some diced acorn squash or butternut squash, a handful of cooked brown rice, a sprinkling of nutmeg and some chopped parsley.