Homemade Alphabet Vegetable Soup {One Pot Meal}

Homemade Alphabet Vegetable Soup is a delicious spin on your fave canned soup – it's also freezer-friendly and ready in 30 minutes!

Ingredients and substitutions

• Olive oil – or any other neutral cooking oil like canola or avocado oil.
• Onion – white onion, yellow onion or shallots would all work.
• Garlic – fresh minced garlic is best but jarred minced garlic can be used in a pinch.
• White potato – try using Yukon gold, red or sweet potatoes instead.
• Italian seasoning – use a combination of oregano, basil, thyme, sage and rosemary.
• Bay leaves – oregano or thyme have a similar flavour.
• Kidney beans – black beans, pinto beans or chickpeas would all be good in this soup.
• Vegetable broth – you could also use vegetable stock or chicken broth.
• Canned diced tomatoes – fresh diced tomatoes would also work here.
• Alphabet pasta – macaroni, ditalini or orzo pasta is the next best option.
• Frozen vegetables – fresh veggies like zucchini, bell peppers, carrots and mushrooms would be good.
• Salt & pepper – to taste.

How to make alphabet soup

1. Assemble your ingredients.
2. Sauté the onions and garlic.
3. Add in the potatoes, bay leaves, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
4. Mix in the rest of the ingredients.
5. Bring to a boil and simmer.
6. Remove the bay leaves and serve!

How to add more protein

This is a vegetarian soup recipe, so the protein in the soup comes from kidney beans and pasta. Other vegetarian options for more protein include:

• Tofu
• Quinoa
• Chickpeas
• Edamame

If you eat meat, you have plenty of options for extra protein, including:

• Shredded or cubed cooked chicken or turkey
• Beef sirloin tips
• Leftover beef roast
• Cooked ground beef or turkey

Frequently Asked Questions

Storing and reheating

This soup will last in the fridge for up to 5 days in airtight glass containers and the leftovers are as tasty as the fresh soup. To reheat the soup, add a little bit of extra water and microwave on high for 2-3 minutes, stirring halfway through. You can also reheat it in a pot on the stove.

Freezing this soup

Before you freeze the soup, be sure to cool it down to room temperature. Then, place it into meal prep containers or another type of airtight food-safe container. It will keep well frozen for 3 to 4 months.

To reheat, you can either defrost in the fridge overnight and then microwave as directed above, or you can reheat directly from frozen. Just microwave for 6-8 minutes, stirring halfway through and possibly adding more water if you think it needs it. The frozen leftovers will taste just as good as fresh!

More classic soup recipes

• Easy Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup
• Creamy Portobello Mushroom Soup
• Chicken Wild Rice Soup

Meal prep tools for this recipe

• Grab some glass meal prep bowls if you plan on turning this soup into your weekly lunches.
• Freeze this recipe in glass microwave-safe bowls up to 3 months.