This Quinoa Vegetable Soup is healthy, vegan, super filling and packed with vitamins, nutrients, fiber and protein!
I love soups, especially vegetable soups. I eat them all year long, but there's something about a warm, comforting bowl of soup on a cold winter day.
This one is easy to prepare and so delicious, no one would suspect how crazy healthy it is. I won't tell if you won't tell.
Sidenote: the colors of this soup are festive enough for the holidays or even Christmas dinner! Check out how pretty it looks even before you pour the vegetable broth in...
If you are looking for some more healthy out recipes, you will love this Creamy Cauliflower Soup, Slow Cooker Thai Curried Chicken Soup, Creamy Asparagus Soup and definitely this Slow Cooker Ham and Cheese Cauliflower Soup!
All of these would be even more yummy with some Low Carb Bulletproof Hot Chocolate, Apple Chai Latte and definitely some Spiked Apple Cider!
Recipe Tips
I used 1 can of diced tomatoes and 2 cups or sliced grape tomatoes to make this vegetable soup because I wanted to use up the fresh tomatoes before they went bad.
Feel free to us whatever you have in the house. Keep things simple and convenient and use what you have already.
I love cooking with quinoa. Quinoa is a seed that is actually a complete protein (it contains all of the essential amino acids in it) and the beans also add more protein and fiber too.
I add the kale at the end for the last few minutes so it remains a little crisp and bright green. I do not like when any leafy greens turn brown from being overcooked.
So eat up and enjoy, this soup that is guilt-free, plant-based and packed with flavor!
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Quinoa Vegetable Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup celery chopped
- 1 medium zucchini chopped
- 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 ½ cup fresh grape tomatoes halved (you can also use 2 cans of diced tomatoes if you don't have fresh)
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ cup fresh parsley or 2 tablespoons dried
- 64 ouncea cartons of vegetable broth
- 3 cups kale
- ½ cup quinoa rinsed and dried
- 15 ouncea can white beans
Instructions
- Place oil, onion, garlic, celery, zucchini, tomatoes, basil and parsley to a dutch oven and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes until softened.
- Add broth and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Lower heat to medium ad cook for another 10 minutes.
- Add beans and quinoa and cook for another 25 minutes.
- Add kale, stir to combine and cook of another 2-3 minutes until wilted.
Olivia
This is the perfect soup for the winter months! It was so delicious and comforting, thanks for sharing this amazing recipe!
jess
what a great vegan soup idea, and I love the veggies that go into this dish as well! thank you so much for sharing this recipe
Jessica
I've been looking for new ways to use quinoa and this was the perfect way! So good, and so easy to make, thank you!
Mikki
Just stumbled upon this amazing soup recipe. Still cold here in the tri-state area so it's still soup season and this soup is just what the doctor ordered
lauren.kelly
Thanks so much Mikki!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom
oh my gawd, this soup looks SO good!! love all the veggies and the quinoa. . going to try this one!
Kim+Beaulieu
This is just an amazing recipe. I do not enough quinoa or soup so this will get me eating them both at the same time.
India
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Sonali-+The+Foodie+Physician
Such a gorgeous soup! I love it Lauren!
Aggie
This is very much so my kind of soup! Looks delicious!
Cyndi @ My Kitchen Craze
Your right this soup does look very festive. Love it!! Looks delicious for those cold nights. Pinned! 🙂
Abby @ The Frosted Vegan
I love a good veggie soup, especially in these cold winter months!!
taylor @ greens & chocolate
I've been looking for a soup just like this! Looks perfect!