Nothing is better than a fresh pot of soup with vegetables from the garden! Here’s one that my mother makes and is a big hit with everyone at our house!

• 3 cups water

• 1 med onion finely chopped

• 1 med potato cubed or cut in strips

• 1 med carrot, cut in short strips

• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped or 1 stalk parsnip finely chopped

• 1 green pepper chopped

• 1 cup beets cut to shoe string (or canned shoestring beets)

• 1 can baked beans or kidney beans

• 1-2 cloves of garlic, mashed with salt

• 1 tsp sugar

• 2/3 tsp butter

• 1 tsp salt (add more to taste)

• 1 can tomato sauce or 1 can tomato soup

• 1/2 cup parsley finely chopped

• Topping sour cream or un-whipped whipping cream

Directions

1. Pour water into pan, bring to boil.

2. Add onion, potato, carrot, celery, green pepper, & beets

3. When veggies are not quite soft add remainder of ingredients except the tomato sauce and parsley

4. Cook till veggies are soft.

5. Add tomato sauce and parsley

6. Bring to boil

7. Remove from heat and serve with a tsp of sour cream or whipping cream

Enjoy!

Love soup? Check out this recipe for a roasted butternut squash soup HERE