EXTREME Budget Veggie Soup!! Kitchen Scrap Broth & a Huge pot of soup for Under $5!

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade broth can be more nutritious, while water is budget-friendly.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point, while canola oil is often less expensive.

Gather kitchen scraps from the freezer, including cabbage, celery, carrots, spring onions, lemons, tomatoes, asparagus, onion skins, purple onions, zucchini, squash, and bell pepper.

Combine the vegetable scraps in a large pot.

Fill the pot with water and bring it to a simmer to create a broth from the scraps.

While the broth simmers, prepare additional vegetables like canned tomatoes and green beans from the garden, and decide between using potatoes or orzo.

Chop the potatoes and place them in water to prevent browning.

After simmering for over 30 minutes, taste the broth to check flavor and color.

Add bay leaf, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper to the broth.

Strain the broth to remove the vegetable scraps, saving the liquid for the soup.

Add the diced potatoes and any other prepared vegetables to the strained broth and return it to the pot.

Simmer the soup until all vegetables are tender.

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