The Easiest Vegetable Soup You’ll Ever Make

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.

Heat extra virgin olive oil in a cast iron soup pot.

Add diced onion and sauté until translucent, adding a little salt to sweat the onion.

Add oregano to the onions and stir.

Incorporate garlic paste (1 tablespoon), tomato paste (2 tablespoons), and anchovy paste (1 tablespoon) into the onions and cook until caramelized.

Add frozen mixed vegetables and frozen spinach to the pot.

Add clover honey (1 tablespoon) to the mixture.

Pour in chicken stock (1 cup) and diced tomatoes (about 1/2 cup).

Simmer the soup for 10-15 minutes, adjusting seasoning with kosher salt (about 1 tablespoon) and black pepper (about 1 teaspoon) as needed.

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