Make this easy vegetable soup recipe with whatever veggies you have on hand! Nourishing and light, it's perfect for warming up on cold nights.
This vegetable soup recipe is cozy, healing, and warming – just the thing for cold nights, days when you’re craving a healthy reset, or any time you’re feeling a bit under the weather. I first started making it years ago, when I was bouncing back from a cold and had a ton of random veggies in the fridge. Using the ingredients I had in my pantry – vegetable broth, canned tomatoes, dried herbs, and vinegar – I transformed this jumble of vegetables into an amazing soup! Since then, I’ve made it again and again, with a different mix of veggies every time. No matter what produce I have on hand, this easy vegetable soup always comes out delicious.
Vegetable Soup Recipe Variations
I call for a lot of vegetables in this soup, but use whatever you have on hand and/or skip what you don’t have. Here are a few easy ways to change it up:
- Use all carrot or all sweet potato instead of both, or add butternut squash instead.
- Toss in a few sliced cremini mushrooms when you add the carrot.
- Swap bell pepper for the cherry tomatoes, zucchini, or green beans.
- Use another leafy green, like spinach or chard, in place of the kale.
- Garnish bowls with finely chopped parsley or basil, a scoop of pesto, or sprinkle of Parmesan cheese!
The veggies aren’t the only flexible part of this recipe! Feel free to vary the other ingredients as well. Here are a few ideas:
- Add a tablespoon of dried Italian seasoning in place of the oregano.
- Skip the vinegar, and add a big squeeze of lemon juice in its place.
- Leave out the wine, and add an extra splash of vinegar.
- Omit the chickpeas, or replace them with white beans or cooked French green lentils.
Let me know what variations you try!
Enjoy the soup on its own, or pair it with a salad and homemade focaccia or crusty bread, or avocado toast for a heartier meal. I like to make a big pot and eat it the next day and the day after that (I love this soup even more on the second and third days. The flavors develop as it sits in the fridge!). You could also freeze it for up to a few months. If you do, you’ll thank yourself later. Brothy, healthy, and full of fresh vegetables, this veggie soup is a great recipe to have on hand whenever you’re in the mood for something light & nourishing.
If you love this vegetable soup recipe…
Try another vegetarian soup, like this lentil soup, butternut squash soup, potato soup, or French onion soup next! Or, head to this post to find more of my favorite soup recipes.

Many-Veggie Vegetable Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- Sea salt and fresh black pepper
- 1 medium carrot, diced
- 1 small sweet potato, diced
- ¼ cup dry white wine, i.e., pinot grigio
- 1 14.5-ounce can diced fire roasted tomatoes
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano, or 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme or rosemary
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, more to taste
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup chopped green beans
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1½ cups chopped kale
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, ½ teaspoon salt, and several grinds of pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes. Add the carrot and sweet potato, stir and cook 2 more minutes.
- Add the wine and cook for about 30 seconds to reduce by half, then add the canned tomatoes, garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Stir in the broth and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, covered, for 20 minutes.
- Stir in the cherry tomatoes, green beans, zucchini, chickpeas, and cover and cook 10 to 15 more minutes, until the green beans are tender.
- Stir in the vinegar, kale, an additional ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste), and more pepper.
This looks so beautiful and hearty. And the name? It couldn’t be more perfect!
This sounds like a great way for me to clear out my fridge! Beautiful & simple.
This soup looks so yummy and perfect comfort food!
LOVE veggie soups 🙂
Glad you are feeling better! This looks wonderful – I have been in a serious soup mood the past few weeks.
Perfect timing. I started eating healthy todayQ! Gonna make this for sure! Thanks!
hope you are feeling better…and this soup is exactly the kind of thing you need..also friends is my all time favorite too.
this looks great – I usually start my soup routines this time of year, healthy or sick.
Looks delicious! I’m looking forward to trying this – just wondering, what is the volume of the can of tomatoes you used?
Looks delicious! I’m looking forward to trying this – just wondering, what is the volume of the can of tomatoes you used?
oops! 14oz.
Hehehe, the Friends song reference made me giggle. Friends is on my list of shows to watch because I have only seen one episode all the way through. In the minds of some of my friends, that is basically sacrilegious.
this looks delicious! i’ve been sick myself, and i’ve been wanting to try out a new soup recipe. guess i found it!
xo, cheyenne
This looks so comforting. Sometimes a simply flavored bowl of soup is just what we need when we aren’t feeling our best. Love the white wine and balsamic additions here.
Sorry to hear you weren’t feeling well! Soup always helps though, and this one sounds fantastic. The more veggies, the better in my opinion!
Based on my grandmother’s advice, I steadfastly hold that soup is the best cure for illness (she also says that sticking garlic cloves up your nose is the best cure for a stuffed nose. I will refrain from commenting). This looks like it would do the trick!
This is such a great looking soup. It’s blowing a gale here in Amsterdam and I really need to cuddle up with a bowl of this awesome soup (and my partner!). Thank you for this recipe and all the great advice and recipes on your blog. Glad to read you are back up on your feet as well.
the friends jokes you threw in there — that he couldn’t BE anymore into it and the song reference — totally made me smile. 🙂
ha, thanks 🙂
Looks very tasty and healthy, great article going to try this tonight!
I’ve been craving soup all day, this recipe couldn’t have come at a better time! I love vegetable soup, fully loaded with lots of veggies! Great recipe!
Haha! I love how you not-so-sneakily snuck Friends into that last sentence. That show is just irresistible, and perfect for sick days on the couch. Hope you’re feeling better!
🙂
I’ll be there for you…
I love a nice big pot of vegetable soup. So delicious, so satisfying. Must make soon.
Glad you’re feeling better.
ha, thank you 🙂
Made this for dinner last night. DELISH! Kept chicken off to the side for those carnivores among us!!
so glad you liked it!
Perfect soup to warm me up Jeanine!
Just tried this recipe for dinner last night and it was so great! Very easy to make and has tons of flavor. I also loved putting all of the veggies in – makes me feel like I am doing something so good for my body when I eat foods like this. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Erika, I’m so glad you liked it!
Made a version of this last week and was extremely happy with the results. Used some beef stock out of necessity to un-vegan it, also used canned diced tomatoes with chiles and I liked the kick it gave the soup. Can’t wait to try more of your recipes! Beautiful photography by the way.
Hi Bobby – I’m so glad you liked it – i’ll have to try tomatoes with chiles next time I’m in the mood for more of a kick.
First time I am commenting. Have been reading your blog and trying your recipes for a while now and this particular one is delish. Have been playing with it and seasonings over the past weeks as you were suggesting and since the weather is getting colder in Paris – and it never disappoints !
thanks again for sharing!
What a beautiful, vibrant soup! I’ll be adding it to my Real Food Meal Plan next week. 🙂
This is one of my all time favorites, recipe looks great
Thanks for this yummy recipe.I tried it last night it came really so yummy and delicious.I must say the way you explain and the images are really help me lot to prepare.
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I’m so glad you liked it!
Just made this for dinner and it was SO GOOD! this is a great recipe and the fam loved it!
This was great! My soups often turn out meh and I thought the flavor of this one was perfect. I used 3 tsp of herbs (2 oregano, 1 thyme) and subbed out the sweet potato and zucc for delicata and butternut. It took more like 20 mins to cook.
Meant to rate it!
thanks! I’m so glad you liked it!!
Just made this soup. It turned out delicious!
Question- I want to freeze some of it. Shouldn’t I cool it down now and then freeze it, instead of leaving it in fridge for a day or 2, and then freezing it?
I make this soup at multiple times every winter – so tasty and I feel so good stuffing myself full of vegetables. It’s always a great way to use up raclette leftovers!
raclette is so good! I also add shavings of parmesan cheese before serving
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Terrific recipe! I used a squeeze of lemon in place of the vinegar. Also, everyone has forgotten the seasoning power of CELERY SEED in veggie dishes and soups! You can find it in the aisle with the other spices.
Served over wild rice.
Subbed the GB for yellow wax beans and added some mushrooms at the end.
Topped with drizzled truffle oil when serving.
Needles to say, not much talking while eating tonight. 🙂
TX for the recipe !
Haha, I’m glad you enjoyed the soup 🙂
A favorite activity of mine is making soup on Sunday afternoon. I usually begin mid-October and go until it gets too warm again – usually early to mid April. So I make a lot of soup. This is hands down the best vegan vegetable soup I have ever made. Because I make a lot of soup, my husband eats a lot of soup. He enjoys them but rarely comments. Last Sunday he said – “This soup recipe is a keeper.” And it is. Thank you!
Hi Linda, I’m so glad you both loved the soup!
I’ve been trying to adapt your recipes to the instant pot. Would you use half the amount of broth in this one?
Hi Esther, I don’t have an instant pot, so I can’t say for sure.
so delicious…
Hi Emma, I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Wow this looks so good. Craving a bowl or 3 right now. Siobhan x | Vegan Babe Life
This was really good. I used celery, sweet potato, zucchini, pinto beans and kale. I also used a splash of vinegar, like you suggested, in place of the wine to deglaze the pan after cooking the onions. At the end I used a big squeeze of lemon juice and topped with a little Parmesan, per your suggestions. It was really delicious. My first recipe of yours, but definitely not the last!
Hi Sara, I’m so glad you loved the soup!
This soup is a winner in my household. I used all the vegetables and added frozen peas. I also used the butternut squash and omitted the wine because I didn’t have any.
A very hearty meal that I will cook often.
Thank you.
This was such a lovely dish! Simple and perfect for the cold weather we’ve been having.
Hi Jenn, I’m so glad you loved it!
Not much compares o]to my grandmothers veg soup but this one is t]right up there – found my new veg soup for the year! Too many times I’ve tried to put vinegar in at the end and soups are not to my liking -used half vinegar half lemon this time- perfect.
Thanks for a great recipe
Hi Amber, I’m glad you enjoyed the soup.
Made this and was pleasantly surprised! Never thought that zucchini and sweat potato would be so delicious in a soup!! Will be making again!
This is absolutely amazing. I added Gardein vegetarian beef, but otherwise followed the directions. This soup is delicious! Thank you.
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Wonderful wonderful wonderful. For the herbs I use Bouquet garni. It is a keeper.
Hi Lisa, I’m so glad you loved it!
Wonderful soup! I mixed sweet and white potatoes, added cabbage and spinach instead of kale, but stuck to the basic recipe. Great tasting soup, perfect for a fall night. Thank you for a wonderful recipe.
Made this a couple of months ago. Time to make again. It is wonderful. This recipe will go in my recipe box for frequent use
Jeanine, thank you so much for this recipe! After years of trying bland soup recipes I was about to give up but decided to give it one more go. I’m so glad I found yours. It was well worth the wait. I didn’t change a thing. I didn’t expect much because it looked so simple. How wrong I was. This was the best veggie soup I’ve ever had. Many thanks.
Hi Kari, I’m so glad you loved it!
Fabulous soup. A great healthy break from all the Christmas cookies I’ve been scarfing down!
ok I love the soup but there was WAY too seasoned like the oregano..it could have been my fault but you have to remember that spices in soup enhance by like 3x!! Soup was still really good and the instructions were understandable:)
Perfect for a gloomy day! I can’t believe I never thought to add chickpeas into soup – amazing. Thank you for all your incredible recipes.
I’m so glad you loved it!
Recipe serves 6, but do you know the approx. serving size? I’m wondering if it’s roughly closer to 1 cup or 2 cups per serving. If I’m eating soup, I always have around 2 cups per serving, so I may want to double the recipe if a serving size is closer to 1 cup.
Hi Tatiana, I didn’t measure the final soup in cups but if I had to guess I’d say that it’s between 1.5 cups and 2 per serving.
Thank you! I’ll start with the recipe then and let you know how it goessss
I made this soup twice now, the first time I made it exactly as recipe called, the second time I didn’t do it exactly & it wasn’t as good.
I will always follow the recipe to the tee in the future because I couldn’t get enough of it when I did (the second batch that I changed up was still good I ate every last bit of it, but not as good as following the recipe eactly was)
We love this soup! Do you have nutritional value info?
I made this last night! I had leftover veggies in my fridge and my go-to is a stir fry but I needed to use up sweet potatoes! I found this recipe and threw in my sweet potatoes, broccoli, and bell peppers. I used crushed tomoatoes instead of diced and swapped the chickpeas for navy beans. Even with all the changes, the flavor was amazing and definitely what I needed. Mine was a little on the thick side probably because of the crushed tomotoes, but I like it like that!
I don’t know what I did wrong! I cut the sweet potatoes smallish and they have been simmering for over 45 minutes and are still not fully soft but every other veggie is absolute mush. At one point I had to add more broth because it had reduced down so much. This is taking forever!!
hmmm, the sweet potatoes shouldn’t take 45 minutes.