Soup's On!

I like to make soup.  It's easy, comforting, and  a great way to use up things that might otherwise go to waste. 

Lunch today I was what I call Scrap Soup. 

This is what I had in the fridge:

Half of a cabbage head
3 little zucchini
Half a bag of spinach
2 carrots
Half an onion (although, to be fair, I always have an onion going)
A few stalks of celery
Some leftover frozen corn

Joining us from the pantry were:

A quart of tomatoes from a friend with a great garden
Some organic vegetable broth - I do not use bouillon, it's nothing but salt and chemicals
A can of kidney beans
Salt, pepper, oregano, basil

I chopped the onion first and let it sweat in some olive oil, then added the cabbage, carrots, zucchini, and the spices.
After a few minutes I added the spinach, and the pot was FULL so I added the tomatoes and popped on the lid for a few minutes until everything cooked down.
Once there was more room, I added the beans, and enough broth to make it soup, brought it to a boil, then dropped it to a simmer, slapped on the lid, and went to the bank.

An hour and a bit of seasoning correction later, and we had an amazingly healthy soup for lunch.  The weather here has taken a turn for chillier, so soup is good right now, and a bowl full of vegetables is good any time.

I added about $3 to what I already had, and made about a gallon of soup.  No way

Make some soup!  It's easy, it's thrifty, and it's good for you