Ohio Valley VEGETABLE Soup

A bountiful medley of summer vegetables makes this vegetable soup mix a year-round favorite!

Serves: 6-8
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour

Vegetable Soup Mix Ingredients: Brown rice, corn pasta (gluten free corn flour), onions, carrots, peppers, peas, beans, zucchini, corn, celery and herbs. No added salt, preservatives or MSG.

Gluten-Free Item

Recipe Additions:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
8 cups chicken or vegetable broth
2 cups water, if adding turkey
Optional: leftover turkey meat, cut up
1 10-ounce box frozen or fresh sugar snap peas
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Vegetable Soup Recipe Directions:
•In a 4 quart pot, sauté garlic in oil and butter on low heat for 1 minute.
•Add vegetable soup mix and toss lightly.
•Add broth, turkey if desired and water.
•Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
•Add pasta and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
•Add lemon juice and peas.
•Turn off heat, and leave uncovered for 10 minutes before serving.

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Slow Cooker Recipe Directions:
Recommended slow cooker: 4 quart
•In a skillet, sauté garlic and oil on low heat for 1 minute. Add vegetable contents of mix and toss lightly.
•Transfer sautéed ingredients to slow cooker. Add broth, turkey and water if desired. Stir well.
•Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours. This soup is better cooked 3-4 hours on HI.
•Turn up heat to HI and add peas, lemon juice and macaroni pasta. Cook 30 minutes and serve.
*This soup takes less than one and a half hours on stove top so the slow cooker does not offer great benefit in this preparation.


Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: About 1/3 Cup (21g) Dry Mix
Prepared Serving Size: About 1 Cup
Serving Per Container: About 6

Amount per Serving Mix Prepared
Calories 80 160
Calories from Fat 5 50

% Daily Value**
Total Fat 0g* 0% 9%
Saturated Fat 0g 0% 8%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0% 2%
Sodium 25mg 1% 28%
Total Carbohydrate 16g 5% 6%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8% 12%
Sugars 1g
Protein 2g

Vitamin A 20% 25%
Vitamin C 30% 35%
Calcium 2% 6%
Iron 6% 10%
* Amount in Mix
** Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.