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Why You’ll Love My Recipe
Alphabet soup isn’t just for little kids. Do you need some warmth and comfort as the days get colder? Make a pot of this classic soup for lunch or dinner and enjoy a reminder of childhood.
Don’t forget to make your own Italian Seasoning to use in your alphabet soup! If you’d like something without pasta, why not also try this easy Vegetable Soup recipe or a filling Beef Barley Soup? Make a batch of Cheese Bread to have on the side.
Karlynn’s Recipe Notes
- Skill Level: This is a very easy recipe to cook and to clean up after.
- Total Time: This soup will take you approximately 65 minutes from start to finish.
- Variations: If you’ve got the time, you can dice up carrots and use fresh vegetables instead of frozen vegetables. You’d need to add them when you add the potatoes, though, so they have more cooking time. Try making your own vegetable broth or bone broth for this soup to add even more depth of flavour.
- Tools Needed: For this recipe, you’ll need a large pot, a cutting board, a sharp knife, a garlic press, and a can opener. And don’t forget your favourite ladle.
What You’ll Need For Ingredients
Pasta: This is one of the very few times when using a specific kind of pasta is important. After all, if you don’t use alphabet pasta for this soup, are you really doing it justice? Really though, any small pasta will be fine.
Vegetables: This recipe calls for russet potatoes, but any potatoes you have around will work. Frozen veggie mix will give you the classic look of alphabet soup, but don’t be afraid of trying a different vegetable blend or dicing up some of fresh stuff instead.
Broth: Any simple vegetable broth will do for this recipe. You can make your own, use a carton from the store, or try something completely different. Chicken, beef, or pork broth are all great options. Just adjust your seasoning to work with the slightly different taste.
How To Make Alphabet Soup
This is a brief overview of the recipe. The full list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Melt the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook until translucent. Add garlic and keep cooking for 2-3 minutes before adding Italian seasoning.
- Add canned tomatoes, broth, and potatoes. Bring soup to a simmer, reduce heat and cover. Cook for 40-45 minutes. Once potatoes are tender, add frozen vegetables and cook for 10 more minutes.
- Add alphabet pasta and keep cooking for 5-7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, garnish with parsley, and serve with your favourite crackers.
Karlynn’s Tips and Tricks for Making Alphabet Soup
Vegetable Options: The more colours the better, unless you’ve got picky eaters at your house. Corn, beans, peas, and carrots are all typical additions to a classic alphabet soup but you could also try diced bell peppers or chopped cauliflower. Frozen or canned vegetables will be the easiest to use, simply because they’re already cooked and only need to be in the soup long enough to heat through. They also save you prep time since you don’t have to chop them up yourself.
Extras: This soup would work well with a handful of barley or red lentils tossed in for added nutrition and fiber. Fresh or dried dill is an excellent herb to add to tomato-based soups or use as a garnish. Serve your soup with some crackers, garlic bread, or maybe even grilled cheese sandwiches, depending how big of a meal you need. You probably don’t need a salad alongside this soup, since there are already so many vegetables.
Storage Instructions
Store fully cooled leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge for 4-5 days, or in the freezer for several months. Consider freezing the soup in individual portions to make it easy to take out enough for one meal at a time.
More Delicious Soup Recipes
Looking for more easy Soup recipes?
Try this classic Cream of Mushroom Soup or a Turkey Noodle Soup.
For something a bit different, make some Curried Sweet Potato Soup With Chicken or Roasted Carrot Soup.
Need an extra hearty and filling option? Creamy Sausage Potato Soup or Pumpkin Lentil Soup will do the trick.
There it is. A childhood classic full of vegetables and perfect for an easy weeknight dinner. Try this alphabet soup and let me know what you think.
Happy Cooking!
Karlynn
Alphabet Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup white onion , finely diced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1-2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- One 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 7-8 cups vegetable broth
- 2 large Russett potatoes , peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 2 cups frozen vegetables
- 1 cup dry alphabet pasta
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large pot over medium high heat. Add in the onions, and fry until softened and translucent.
- Add the garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes, until browned and fragrant. Add in the Italian seasoning and heat for 30 seconds.
- Add the canned tomatoes, vegetable broth and potatoes to the pot. Bring to a low simmer, then reduce the heat and cover.
- Cook for 40-45 minutes or until the diced potatoes are tender.
- Stir in the frozen vegetables and cook for 10 minutes more.
- Add the alphabet pasta and cook for another 5-7 minutes until pasta and vegetables are tender.
- You can always add more broth if the soup is too thick at this point. Taste and add salt and pepper as desired.
- Garnish with fresh sprigs of parsley and serve with your favorite soup crackers.
Notes
- You can use fresh vegetables, simply add them in when you cook the potatoes and adjust the cook time accordingly. However the frozen vegetable mix in this soup make it so easy.
- When you use tomatoes they can stop the cooking process of the onions and even potatoes. If this is a common problem for you, leave the tomatoes out until the point that you add in the frozen vegetables and simply cook your potatoes in the broth. I always make sure my onions are completely cooked when making a tomato based soup.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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