Alphabet Vegetable Soup
by Amber Gray //
September 19, 2017 
Keep your little ones warm in the wintertime with this healthy and hearty Alphabet Soup. Kids will have fun spelling out words with the pasta letters and trying out a variety of veggies!
A good bowl of soup is like a big hug during colder months. This is also the time of year people tend to catch colds, so loading up on lots of fruits and veggies is a great way to keep your immune system going strong.
Nutrition Tip: Vegetables provide your body with vitamins A and C, which help fight illness and promote healing.
This soup comes together in one pot and is packed with carrots, kale, green beans, potatoes, RealSweet® sweet onions and tomatoes. Pump up the protein by adding your favorite beans (to keep it vegetarian), chicken or beef. You can also easily swap out veggies with your favorites or whatever you have on hand.
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Alphabet Vegetable Soup
Keep your little ones warm in the winter time with this healthy and hearty Alphabet Soup.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 ounces green beans, chopped
- 3 carrots, diced
- 2 cups baby kale
- 1 russet potato, peeled, diced
- 1/2 medium RealSweet® sweet onion, finely chopped
- 2 quarts low-sodium vegetable broth
- 1 (14 oz.) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup uncooked alphabet pasta
Instructions
Stovetop Directions:
- Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Add green beans, carrots, kale, potatoes and onion, and cook 5 minutes, or until softened. Add broth, tomatoes, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, 20 minutes. Stir in pasta and cook 10 minutes, or until cooked.
Instant Pot Directions:
- Add green beans, carrots, kale, potatoes, onion, broth, tomatoes, salt, pepper and garlic powder to Instant Pot. Stir, cover with lid and set valve to sealing.
- Set to pressure cook on high 5 minutes. Once done, quick release steam. Remove lid.
- Stir in pasta. Press saute and cook 5 minutes, or until pasta is cooked.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8Amount Per Serving: Calories: 134Total Fat: 2gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 283mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 2gSugar: 3gProtein: 5g
Great home cooked meal, in about 30 minutes. I’ll take it! Sounds great, even on a weeknight.
This would be an awesome recipe to make with children in my home daycare. This meal becomes a learning activity as children identify the letters in their soup. Hopefully, picky eaters will focus more on “playing” and will eat their veggies LOL