Potato and Vegetable Soup (Printable Version)

A comforting bowl of tender potatoes and mixed vegetables simmered in aromatic broth, ready in 55 minutes.

# What You Need:

→ Vegetables

01 - 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
02 - 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
03 - 2 celery stalks, diced
04 - 1 medium onion, chopped
05 - 1 zucchini, diced
06 - 1 cup green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces
07 - 2 cloves garlic, minced

→ Broth & Seasonings

08 - 6 cups vegetable stock
09 - 1 bay leaf
10 - 1 teaspoon dried thyme
11 - 1 teaspoon dried parsley
12 - ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
13 - 1 teaspoon salt

→ Finishing Touches

14 - 2 tablespoons olive oil
15 - 1 cup frozen peas
16 - Fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish

# How To Make:

01 - Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, and celery. Sauté for 5 minutes until softened.
02 - Add minced garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
03 - Stir in potatoes, green beans, and zucchini. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
04 - Pour in vegetable stock. Add bay leaf, thyme, parsley, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
05 - Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes, or until potatoes and vegetables are tender.
06 - Stir in frozen peas and cook for 2-3 minutes more. Remove bay leaf.
07 - Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with fresh parsley if desired. Serve hot.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • It comes together in under an hour, which means you can go from bare pantry to steaming bowls before your mood shifts.
  • The vegetables cook down just enough to be tender without turning into mush, keeping each spoonful interesting.
  • You can throw in whatever you have on hand and the soup somehow always knows what to do with it.
02 -
  • Don't skip the initial sauté of your aromatics—it's the difference between soup that tastes flat and soup that tastes like someone cared.
  • Check your potatoes at the twenty-minute mark because some cook faster than others, and watery potatoes falling apart into the broth is not the texture you're chasing.
03 -
  • Cut your vegetables roughly the same size so they cook evenly and the soup has a satisfying consistency rather than some pieces tender and others still firm.
  • Don't rush the initial sauté—those few minutes of softening the onions and carrots create a flavor foundation that the whole soup rests on, and you can't hurry that alchemy.
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