All soups start with prep of your veggies. Making a big pot of heart-healthy soup is so easy. Choose your soup base, then veggies and proteins to add in prior to cooking. I've provided options to make a delicious soup no matter what ingredients you choose to add. :-)
Slice, chop your veggies of choice.
Saute onions, carrots and potatoes with vegetable broth or olive oil for a few minutes to get the cooking process started.
If you add quinoa or rice, you can prepare beforehand, following the package directions or, my preferred method, just add additional water to the soup and cook along with the other ingredients.
If you add organic beans to the soup, be sure to rinse beans prior to adding to soup.
In a large stock pot, add soup broth, spices, all sauteed and chopped vegetables, beans, and grain of choice.
Add pre-cooked meat the last 15 min of soup cooking time. If not pre-cooked, such as most plant-based products are, cook them first. Either saute with seasoning or buy already cooked.