This is the tastiest fat free soup! In fact, I hate even leading off with that, because “fat-free” is often times flavor-free. Not the case here. This is one of those recipes where you just throw all the ingredients into the pot, heat it up, simmer and serve with a green salad and you have a hot dinner in 30 minutes.

Active time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6 servings

6 c. vegetable or chicken broth
3 ribs celery cut into strips and chopped
2 carrots cut into strips and chopped
1 medium onion chopped
4 c. cabbage, thinly sliced into strips (about 1/4 of a cabbage)
1  14 1/2 oz. can diced tomatoes and it’s juice
1  14 1/2 oz. can strained blue lake green beans (Trader Joe’s has them at a great price)
2 T tomato paste
1 tsp. dried basil
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. celery seed
1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper

1. Seriously – throw everything into a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce and simmer for 10 minutes until vegetables are tender and serve. That’s it!