V-8 Soup

CookbookCarrie's Note:

A great veggie soup quick to prepare and freezes great!!! I use this to "fill up" before I eat my entree. 1 WW point per 1 1/2 cup serving

• Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 1 (46 ounce) can V8 vegetable juice
• 1 (14 ½ ounce) can Mexican-style stewed tomatoes with jalapeno peppers
• 6 stalks celery , sliced
• ½ medium green cabbage , large shred
• 1 medium onion , diced
• 6 medium carrots , sliced
• 2 medium green peppers , chopped
• 1 envelope onion soup mix
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. Chop& Dice veggies, add all ingredients to a stock pot.
2. Add water if necessary to bring liquids to almost twice the depth of the veggies in the pot.
3. Bring to a boil, turn down to simmer and cook about 2 hrs.
4. until veggies are soft.
5. I divide into 1 1/2 cup servings and freeze in bags.

Reviews

[Zilla]

I used fat free chicken broth instead of water to make up the liquid. I didn't cook it quite as long and added the green peppers at the end as I like my veggies a little crisp. I think this soup is very good for a low cal item. It is easy to make and there is lots of it! The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because it seems to me that no diet item can be perfect!

[mhartman]

I have used this recipe for a long time and love it. If I substitute the soup for 1 meal a day and watch what I eat for the other 2 meals I can lose weight very nicely at about 2 lbs per week which is just right. You can be adventurous with it and put any veggies in it. I roasted the garlic before adding it this last time and it really added a nice flavor to it.

[ZaarAddict]

Gets a 5 star because it's packed with veggies, easy, tasty. Also because my 6 yo "snuck" a taste while it was cooling and then proceeded to have a full bowl. She consumed her daily fluid needs as it has a bit of a bite for her. Very good and I already have plans to make it a more hearty soup by adding browned burger and rotini pasta to a portion of the leftovers.