Easy & Hearty Vegan Tomato Soup Chock Full O Veggies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 18 ounces tomato paste (i use 3 6-oz cans)
• 3 cups vegetable broth
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic (you can sub 1 tbsp garlic powder)
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced new potatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can corn
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can black beans
• 1/4 cup celery, finely chopped (including leaves)
• 3/4 cup ditalini, cooked al dente

Recipe

• 1 rinse and drain all the canned food and put in a large bowl for now.
• 2 finely chop the celery and put it in the bowl too.
• 3 cook the ditalini al dente and put it aside for now, still in the water so it doesn't dry out.
• 4 put the vegetable broth, oil, and tomato paste into a large saucepan, mix together on high heat.
• 5 when this completely melds, lower the heat and add the minced garlic, onion powder, black pepper, and basil. stir.
• 6 add the whole bowl of veggies and blend in well.
• 7 drain the ditalini and add to the mix.
• 8 let simmer for 10-15 minutes or until thick and bubbly.