A great tasting vegetable soup with added garlic at the end to give it a strong garlicky flavor.

Garlic Vegetable Soup Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1/4 medium head cabbage, shredded
  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 2 (14.5 ounce) cans peeled and diced tomatoes
  • 3 1/2 cups water
  • 1 cup elbow macaroni
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute the carrots, celery and cabbage in the oil for about 8 minutes, stirring well.

Raise heat to high and pour in the broth, tomatoes and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 1 hour.

Remove lid, stir in macaroni and heat for 5 minutes, or until macaroni is tender. Remove from heat and stir in the garlic and ground black pepper.