We’ve been having some cold winter days lately and those are the kind of days we want a nice hot bowl of soup to warm us up, right? This Hearty Vegetable Soup is filled with a good variety of chunky, tasty veggies and it’s easy to make when you use frozen veggies because there’s very little chopping to do! You can use fresh veggies instead of frozen if you want—you’ll just need to allow a little more time to cut and chop them.

There are lots of veggies in this soup—corn, carrots, okra, peas, green beans, sweet potatoes, onion, celery, and riced cauliflower. If you don’t have any of these veggies, or aren’t crazy about them, here are some substitutions you can make: diced zucchini or yellow squash, yellow potatoes, sliced mushrooms, chopped bell pepper, chopped broccoli, and/or fresh baby spinach leaves or kale (add these leafy greens to the soup 5 minutes before the cooking time is done). It’s a pretty flexible recipe! This soup will fill you up with healthy veggies and make you feel all warm and cozy inside! 🙂

I meant to add some chopped parsley on top of my bowl of soup, but forgot! That just makes the soup a little prettier! But it tastes wonderful with or without the parsley on top! So on the next cold day, keep this soup in mind for lunch or a light dinner. This recipe makes a big Dutch oven full of soup, so you can freeze some for later. Or share some with a neighbor or friend who may not be feeling well or unable to go out because of bad weather. Share what you have with others (Hebrews 13:16 MSG) and stay warm and safe! 🙂