Try this!! Italian Vegetable Soup

Italian Vegetable Soup

                                                                                                              

                                                                                                             

This is such a nice soup, it went down well with the girls and my husband, give it a go! Full of goodness xx

Ingredients

• 2 each of onions and carrots, chopped
• 4 sticks celery, chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 2 bay leaves
• few sprigs thyme
• 3 courgettes, chopped
• 400g can butter beans, drained
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 1.2l vegetable stock
• 100g parmesan or vegetarian equivalent, grated
• 140g small pasta shapes
• small bunch basil, shredded

Method

1:Gently cook the onion, carrots and celery in the oil in a large saucepan for 20 mins, until soft. Splash in water if they stick. Add the sugar, garlic, purée, herbs and courgettes and cook for 4-5 mins on a medium heat until they brown a little.

2:Pour in the beans, tomatoes and stock, then simmer for 20 mins. If you’re freezing it, cool and do so now (freeze for up to three months). If not, add half the Parmesan and the pasta and simmer for 6-8 mins until pasta cooked. Sprinkle with basil and remaining Parmesan to serve. If frozen, defrost then re-heat before adding pasta and cheese and continuing as above.

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Orla & Kerri xx

Sweetie Soup ;-)

Hey,

This week I made Sweet Potato and Orange Soup. It is a lovely creamy soup filled with goodness that your little ones will just love. My girls love it and I always receive an empty bowl back! One happy mum! 

Give it a go!

Ingredients:

20g Butter
1 large Onion
500g Sweet Potato
200g Patato
2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed Orange Juice
700mls Vegetable Stock
1/2 teaspoon of Ground Coriander
150ml Milk

Just leave out the milk for a dairy free option still tastes nice :-) 

Melt the butter,add chopped onion, cook gently until soft without Browning.

Add chopped sweet patato, patatoes, Orange juice, vegetable stock and coriander.

Bring to boil,cover and simmer for 30minutes until vegetables are tender.

Add milk and blend until smooth.

Enjoy!!

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Let me know if you try the soup and if it was liked by the family,I would love to know!

Happy Saturday from all @ Countryside Mumsie

Orla & Kerri xx

Yummy Carrot and Ginger Soup

Morning,


This morning I am sharing my love for making soups and a great little recipe. 

I am always trying new recipes for the girls and I. My girls will drink a bowl of soup through a wide straw and I just adore the idea of them getting a meal packed full of goodness. I am in my cooking mood today and plan to batch cook for my ladies to get myself organised as returning to work is on the horizon.

I have made this particular soup a few times and its a big hit each time.

Carrot and Ginger Soup

1 medium Onion 

8 medium Carrots chopped

Teaspoon of ginger 

500mls of Stock

Peel and chop the onion. Splash of olive oil in a pot,cook onions for 5minutes until soft but not browned. Carrots and ginger are peeled and chopped.

Add the carrots,ginger and stock and bring to the boil. Then simmer for 20minutes.

Blend to smooth soup consistency.

Yummy! Enjoy!


PS. These are the stock cubes I use, available in Boots.

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