There's nothing better than a bowl of soup on a cold winter day.  These two soups, Minestrone and Split Pea are both low fat and vegan. Click this link to jump down to the Split Pea Soup.

Minestrone Soup

Ingredients and directions:

• 1/2 lb. fideo (or other thin spaghetti, broken into pieces)
• 6 cups water
• 2 cups Italian style pasta sauce
• 1 can pinto or chili beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 can corn, rinsed and drained
• 2 cups thinly sliced carrots
• 1 cup thinly sliced celery
• 1/2 tablespoon or 2 cubes vegetable bouillon
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast*
• 1/2 teaspoon (or to taste) garlic powder

This is a one pot soup! Add the bouillon cubs, veggies and pasta to the water and boil until tender. Then add the rest of the ingredients, stir and enjoy.

Split Pea Soup

Ingredients and directions:

• 1 pound dry split peas
• 7 cups water
• 6 to 8 large carrots, cut up
• 1/2 head of celery (including leaf ends)
• 1 large onion
• 1/2 cup nutritional yeast*
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
• pepper to taste
  

Chunk veggies then place all ingredients in a crock pot. Cook on high for six hours. Remove veggies from pot and when they're cool, whoosh them in a blender until smooth. Return to pot, stir in and enjoy!

You can also use a hand blender directly in the crockpot to blend the vegetables but be very careful they don't splash and burn you.

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