Kid-Friendly Vegan Vegetable Soup
This kid-friendly vegan vegetable soup is a warm, comforting plant-based soup made with leeks, garlic, carrots, celery, peas, and kidney beans. Easy to make and full of simple nourishing ingredients, it’s perfect for cozy family dinners, sick days, or helping kids explore vegetable soup through a gentle sensory cooking experience.
Ingredients
- 1 leek diced
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 3 large carrots peeled, sliced
- 4 ribs celery sliced
- 1 cup peas fresh or frozen
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 3 cups water
- 1 vegan boulion cube
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup orzo cooked
- 15.5 ounce can of red kidney beans
Instructions
- Sautee diced leek, minced garlic and olive oil over medium/high heat for about five minutes, until fragrant and soft, then set aside.
- Cook orzo and set aside.
- Add water, broth, spices, sauteed leeks and garlic, carrots and celery to a large pot and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes or until carrots and celery are tender.
- Add frozen peas umtil heated.
- Add orzo and serve!