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Happy New Year - New You!  Here's a delicious soup that my mother shared with me that I make often.

Skinny Minny Soup

 1 small head cabbage, chopped

1 cup chopped onion       

1 cup chopped bell pepper

10 cups water

*Boil for 20 minutes

*Add:

10 oz. pkg mixed veggies

1 pkg green beans

*Boil for 10 minutes

*Add:

 1 T. Lawry's Season Salt or to taste

12 oz. can V8-- I like spicy V8

1/4 cup beef or chicken demiglaze paste

1 T chopped parsley

½ tsp pepper

½ tsp sage

½ tsp tarragon

*Cook 30 minutes

 54.8 calories per 8 oz serving

This soup is fast, easy and delicious and I have been eating it since I was a child.  Scarlet has always called it “Skinny Minny” soup. While I do believe there is a time and place for juicing, I am not a sweets person. I'm definitely more of a savory gal.  During the winter months, this savory, spicy soup, really hits the spot.

And GREAT NEWS:  It takes your body more energy to digest the soup than there are calories in it – so do the math!!  LOL  It also makes a great soup starter if you want to add leftover pot roast or chunks of chicken. My Littles like to eat it with a scoop of quinoa in the bottom of their bowl. I will make this in huge batches and freeze quart size portions to use in cooking or if I need a quick soup on the go.  Also makes a fabulous and filling mid-day snack!

Finally, one of the best features of the soup is that you can customize it to your family’s taste.  Because I <3 spicy so much – and so does my family – I add lots of HEAT – hot sauce, red pepper flakes etc to mine….  And, you can do LOTS of substitutions for the mixed veggies/ green beans.  Sometimes I throw in Brussel Sprouts or Cauliflower.  Great way to upcycle leftover veggies in the fridge.

I hope you and your family like it as much as we do!

Albany