Vegetable-Whatever Soup

Name: Vegetable-Whatever Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Ingredients: 1/4 diced onion or however much you have or want to use.; 2 cloves of garlic. Fresh or jar. Whatever, who cares.; 15 oz can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed (any bean would probably work); 1 can petite diced tomatoes; 19 oz Progresso Hearty Tomato soup; 8oz bag frozen mixed vegetables; 1 or 2 cups of cooked meats such as leftover chicken breast, beef or meatballs.; salt to taste; pepper to taste; 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning; 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper; Bounus - If you have a can of diced potatoes, and need to stretch this soup further, throw it in too.

5 steps

Prep:5minCook:15min

Looks like a lot of ingredients, but uses mostly canned stuff, with whatever leftover meat you might have. This was a "throw it in there" recipe. I don't take it very seriously, and neither should you! Use it as a blueprint for a soup that you tailor to your own tastes. You can use just about any meat, veggie, or bean. The premade Progresso Soup pulls the weight of the flavor, you just add in your texture.

Updated at: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:21:39 GMT

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Ingredients

3 servings

0.25onion

diced, or however much you have or want to use

2 clovesgarlic

Fresh or jar, Whatever, who cares

15 ozcan cannellini beans

drained and rinsed, any bean would probably work

1can petite diced tomatoes

19 ozTomato soup

Hearty

8 ozfrozen mixed vegetables

1 cupsmeats

cooked, such as leftover chicken breast, beef or meatballs

½ tspitalian seasoning

¼ tspcrushed red pepper

Bounus

If you have a can of diced potatoes, and need to stretch this soup further, throw it in too

Instructions

Step 1

Sautee diced onion until soft in a little butter or oil, add garlic and cook till fragrant. (about 30 seconds) add in other ingredients

Step 2

Consider your meat. What do you have available? Cooked meatballs, leftover chicken breast, ground beef, or cubes of steak. You could even do Italian, or smoked sausage. Just chop it up and add it in. (Just make sure it's cooked first)

Step 3

Add in other ingredients and give a good stir. Bring to a simmer.

Step 4

Consider the liquid level. If it's too thin, add some extra meat or veggies. If it's too thick, add a little water or chicken broth (if you have it).

Step 5

Simmer on lowish for as long as you need or until you're too hungry to wait anymore.