You know if you are seeing a recipe here that it must be DELISH, affordable, and easy to make. This one is yummy and healthy, too.
Over the past two weeks, I have been going back and forth to see my Dad. He is 87 and has cancer. I want to spend as much time as I can with him. When I get home from visiting him, the last thing I want to do is cook, but I need to eat and want something homemade. This vegetable soup fills the bill. I made it last night, it was a cloudy, blustery day – homemade soup for dinner was perfect in front of the fire. What I like best about this recipe, though – is how easy it is to make.
I love soup – I could live on it, paired with bread – throw in a salad and I am one happy girl. I don’t like to fuss in the kitchen at all even when I have the time. All you need to do to make this soup is some chopping, stirring, blending – done!
Before I started making this soup I didn’t know the difference between a parsnip and a turnip. Now I do.
My friend, Debbie swears the turnips are what make soup taste so good. Add one to any soup recipe and it will give it that delish soup taste – hearty and creamy – but that has no cream in it at all.
This recipe makes enough to fill 3 big soup bowls. If you need more, simply double the ingredients. I don’t add salt to the mix since Ed and I like different levels of saltiness – we add our own seasoning at the end. I add a little Herbamare, Ed adds a Creole seasoning called, Tony Chachere’s.
Vegetable Soup
- 1 stalk celery
- 2 carrots
- 2 leeks
- 1 yellow onion
- 2 parsnips
- 1 turnip
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
- 1 quart chicken broth – I use low sodium College Inn brand
- 1 cup water
Chop all the vegetables into chunks. Dice the parsley and dill. Heat butter and oil on medium-high in a soup pot. Add onion, leeks, carrots, and celery to the pot and sauté for 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the dill and parsley. Add and stir in the chopped parsnips and turnip. Sauté for 5-10 minutes or until the veggies look lightly browned. Add chicken broth and water, simmer until vegetables are tender – about 45 minutes.
Use an immersion blender to puree the soup to a smooth consistency. You can also transfer the soup to a blender to puree.
Season to taste. Enjoy!
and Erika, I am praying for you and your dad. I pray for healing and comfort, and that you’ll know God’s always with you both! if you need encouragement , go to my friend’s blog, “Little Birdie Blessings”, and you will be uplifted!
Comfort food! This is delicious! I made a similar soup, and also butternut squash soup, and it was all I wanted when I was on chemo. I recommend it to any gals in breast cancer treatment. Thank you for this yummy recipe!
I love soup, I love vegetables! I love hearty and creamy without the cream! I trust you as I would a friend concerning the turnips and parsnips. I have never eaten them either but after what you said and all the posts from you readers I am willing to give them a try. Time to get my immersion blender out. I Will even try to slip some to hubby. ;-D
Hi Elaine – I make this soup once a week in the colder months, it is a fave for both Ed and I. I am sure your hubby will like it. I still get turnips and parsnips confused with each other as they are not something I am used to using, but they sure do bring out the flavor in soup!
I have this on my to try soon list now. Like I do not have a long enough list for make overs and cute decor stuff already. But I so love everything you do.
Thanks for the recipe, it was wonderful! I was even more lazy, I roasted the veggies with the dill and parsley at 400 for 25 minutes and then added to the broth and water and simmered and then followed the rest of the recipe. It was so good!
Sorry to hear about your dad, so good that you are able to spend time with him. Take care and thanks for all the great ideas
I’m with you Diane, I don’t like to fuss in the kitchen, fast and easy is my kind of cooking. So I of course pinned this. I have never used turnips and parsnips in a soup, excited to try it. Sorry to hear about your Dad, I am so glad you get to spend time with him.
Diane, this soup is WONDERFUL. You got me with turnips and parsnips, which I’d never seen, much less eaten. I made it veganized with veg broth for dinner last night. My husband and I loved it + leftovers in the freezer–yummy and nutritious. Thankful for your blog!
Diane, I am so sorry to hear about your Dad. You and your family will be in my prayers.
Thanks Kelly – XO
I made the soup for supper last evening. ABSOLUTLEY DELICiOUS!
Thank you for sharing the recipe! Fast and Easy recipes are great. This is a keeper recipe for sure
This soup was my favorite souvenir from Ireland. Keeping you and your dad in my thoughts.
Diane, I am so sorry your Dad is having to go through this dreadful disease. I am glad that you have the opportunity to spend time with him during this.. Thoughts and prayers coming your way for safe travels and strength.
I pinned it too. Thank you for sharing. I’m sorry about your Dad, but I’m glad you are there to honor him with your time and attention.
Soup would be perfect on a cold, blustery day like today. Our farmer’s market isn’t open until Thursday. I will surely be in line to pick up leeks, parsnips and turnips! Thanks for sharing what looks to be a delicious recipe.
Pinned it! This will be a good recipe to make for my vegan son. Interesting addition of fresh dill-love it!
Sounds like a good way to try turnips and parsnips for the first time. Thanks!
Hello from Cape Town!
My Mum has stage 4 cancer throughout her entire body, skeleton included. She starts another round of monthly chemo this morning. She is 77 and I know that the treatment is just to enable us to have her for a little longer but as she has NO side effects from any treatment so far, she is happy to go through it.
I so get what you mean about spending as much time as possible, I am so lucky I get to be with my Mum and Dad every day as I work from their home!
Blessings and love from this side of the world.
xxxx
Sounds delicious, I am going to give it a try.
I’m sorry you are going through that disease. It’s not easy.
Embarrassing to admit, but I’ve never eaten a parsnip or turnip….this sounds like a good way to try both!
I’ve got to add “immersion blender” to my Christmas list :)
Hi Erika – I didn’t know what they were up until a few years ago. I am not sure I would like them as is, but when added to soup they really do make the soup delish. I have a Braun immersion blender, it was a gift and when I got it I was not sure how to use it. Now I use it all the time.