Matthew’s Vege Soup
Most kids love soup and they’re very easy to make, especially with a slow cooker. A perfect kids-in-the-kitchen recipe for winter and the school holidays.
To watch this easy recipe being made on YouTube, click here https://youtu.be/VavnIAnCjCs
Ingredients
25g butter
2 small red onions, peeled and sliced
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced
500g of your favourite winter veges – Matthew chose golden kumara, leek, parsnip, broccoli, yams and potato
1 packet of King soup mix (barley, carrot etc)
4 cups of chicken stock (or vege stock)
Fresh or dried herbs
Salt and pepper to season
Method
- Turn the slow cooker onto high.
- Prepare your onions and garlic.
- Melt the butter in the slow cooker and add the onions and garlic.
- Prepare the veges, peel and dice.
- Add the veges to the onions and butter and stir.
- Pour in the soup mix.
- Add the stock, herbs and seasoning.
- Turn the slow cooker back to medium and leave for two hours while the kids play!
- Blend the soup with a liquidiser or serve as is, all chunky. We love the chunky style vege soup.
Serve in individual soul bowls with fresh herbs and crusty, buttered bread.
