Lite And Easy Spring Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• spray vegetable oil, preferabbly olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 4 ounces mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 3 (14 ounce) cans vegetable broth
• 3/4 lb tiny new potatoes, quartered
• 1/2 lb baby carrots, scrubbed, 1 inch pieces
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (or more)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 8 thin asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes (or less)
• shaved parmesan cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 lightly spray a large saucepan with oil.
• 2 over medium heat saute the onion, garlic and mushrooms, stirring for apprx 3 minutes.
• 3 add broth,potatoes, carrots and salt, bring to a boil, cover and simmer 5 minutes.
• 4 add thyme,asparagus,beans and chili flakes.
• 5 cover and cook a further 5 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked.
• 6 to serve spoon into bowls and add some shaved parmesan cheese on top if desired.