Soup's On!

This will be categorized under the "Domestic Decisions" tab when I figure out how to create tabs for this thing. 

I often cook without a clear plan or recipe.  Fortunately, most of the time it turns out very good and sometimes it turns out to be fantastic.  This is one of the non-recipes that turned out to be fantastic.

When I hit a homer, my husband always asks me to write down the recipe, so I can recreate it.  And I always agree, but usually move on to the next thing in life and forget to do it.  Many times, when I try to recreate something, it never quite tastes the same because I don't remember the nuances of what I did.  But when I made this soup a few months ago and Cinderella, my husband, and I loved it so much, I took my husband's advice and wrote it down.  I added it to the "notes" section on my iPhone and am so glad I did because now I can share it with you.  Mind you, I didn't measure so some ingredient amounts are approximations, but its soup, not a cake, so it should work out for everyone.  


Zucchini Soup

@30minutes total preparation time

1 small zucchini, small dice
1/2 sweet pepper (red, yellow, orange), small dice
1 medium onion, small dice
1 small carrot (long carrot, not the bunnyloves), small dice
2 tbsp olive oil
Saute all veggies above in the olive oil until softened
Next, add 2 large finely chopped garlic cloves, let soften
Add salt, pepper and Greek Seasoning....just go with sensible amounts

**A note:  you MUST try Greek Seasoning.  You'll find it with all the other small jars of dried spices and I use it all the time.  Its delightful.

After veggies and garlic are softened, add V-8 low sodium tomato juice.  For this I don't know the measurement I used.  I simply drained a little less than half of the large plastic bottle that was in my fridge....If I had to guess @2-2 1/2 cups.
Add 1 can (soup can size) chicken stock + 1/2 can of water
Add 1 large thinly sliced zucchini.  I cut my zucchini in half, lengthwise and then cut across, creating half moon slices.
1 can rinsed and drained chickpeas
Let simmer, adjust seasoning and enjoy!