Vegetable soup

Vegetable soup

Main dishes

A hearty Italian soup packed with vegetables, meat, and grains, perfect for cold days.

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Discover this delicious Italian vegetable, meat, and rice soup. Perfect for cold evenings, it will warm your heart and stomach.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodjar
  • Estimated cost$12.14 $3.04 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.15
  • $0.19
  • $0.22
  • $0.10
  • $0.86
  • $0.68
  • $0.07
  • $0.10
  • $0.35
  • $1.39
  • $3.48
  • $0.03
  • $0.78
  • $0.15
  • $0.86
  • $1.05
  • $0.68
  • $1.00

Prices from US supermarkets for 10 of 18 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the meat into small cubes. ≈ 8 min
  2. Peel and chop the onion. ≈ 8 min
  3. Place the onion and meat together in a pot and simmer for a few minutes.
  4. Wash and clean the carrots and onions. ≈ 8 min
  5. Peel the apples. ≈ 8 min
  6. Chop the vegetables and apples into small cubes or thin strips. ≈ 8 min
  7. Chop the chives into thin slices and the cabbage into strips. ≈ 8 min
  8. Place the vegetables in the pot and cook them with the onion and meat for a few minutes. ≈ 3 min
  9. Add strength. ≈ 3 min
  10. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes.
  11. Add rice and small pieces of spaghetti. ≈ 3 min
  12. Let the broth simmer for 10 minutes.
  13. Chop the beans into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  14. Soak the tomatoes and then cut them into quarters.
  15. Add the beans and tomatoes to the soup and let it simmer for a few minutes.
  16. Taste the soup and season it with crushed garlic, salt, and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  17. Sprinkle with chopped parsley. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Vegetable soup

  • 1 onion$0.15
  • 1 carrot$0.19
  • 1 red onion$0.22
  • 1-2 cloves of garlic$0.10
  • 1-2 garden apples$0.86
  • 2 tomatoes$0.68
  • 25 g of spaghetti$0.07
  • 35 g of rice (2 tablespoons)$0.10
  • 150 g of curly kale$0.35
  • 200 g of canned green beans$1.39
  • 1250 ml of broth (water + bouillon cube)$3.48
  • white salt and pepper$0.03
  • chives$0.78
  • Cut the meat into small cubes. Peel and finely chop the onion. Add the onion and meat to a pot and cook together for a few minutes.$0.15
  • Wash and clean the carrots and onions. Peel the potatoes. Chop the vegetables and potatoes into small cubes or thin strips. Finely chop the chives and the cabbage into strips. Place the vegetables in a pot and cook with the onions and meat for a few minutes.$0.86
  • Add rice and small pieces of spaghetti. Let the broth simmer for 10 minutes.$1.05
  • Cut the beans into small pieces. Soak the tomatoes and cut them into quarters. Add the beans and tomatoes to the soup and let it simmer for a few minutes.$0.68
  • Taste the soup and season it with crushed garlic, salt, and pepper. Then, sprinkle it with chopped parsley.$1.00

Total$12.14

that's $3.04 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 red onion
  • 1-2 cloves of garlic
  • 1-2 garden apples
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 25 g of spaghetti
  • 35 g of rice (2 tablespoons)
  • 50 g of puree
  • 75-100g of fresh or lightly salted pork loin
  • 150 g of curly kale
  • 200 g of canned green beans
  • 1250 ml of broth (water + bouillon cube)
  • white salt and pepper
  • chives
  • Cut the meat into small cubes. Peel and finely chop the onion. Add the onion and meat to a pot and cook together for a few minutes.
  • Wash and clean the carrots and onions. Peel the potatoes. Chop the vegetables and potatoes into small cubes or thin strips. Finely chop the chives and the cabbage into strips. Place the vegetables in a pot and cook with the onions and meat for a few minutes.
  • Add the strength. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes.
  • Add rice and small pieces of spaghetti. Let the broth simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Cut the beans into small pieces. Soak the tomatoes and cut them into quarters. Add the beans and tomatoes to the soup and let it simmer for a few minutes.
  • Taste the soup and season it with crushed garlic, salt, and pepper. Then, sprinkle it with chopped parsley.

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