Italian Harvest Soup and 300th Post Giveaway!

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I happy to report that my son's collar bone is making progress. He made it through a day of school, so things are looking up on that front. It is a great time of year to be making some wonderful soups. Some of my family members are not big fans of soup, but I try to slip them in for dinner every once in a while. :) I have found the smaller the pieces of vegetables the better. This soup has a great assortment of a lot of vegetables. It is always nice to get a nice variety all in one shot. I have never put spinach in a soup before. It was a nice addition. Here is another great soup recipe.

Ingredients:
2 C chopped celery
2 large carrots peeled and chopped into small pieces
1 large onion chopped
2 T grape seed oil or oil of your choosing
4-6 cloves of garlic minces
1/2 to 1 pepper green, red or yellow chopped up
6 C water
1 28oz crushed fire roasted tomatoes
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp rosemary
4-5 oz fresh spinach chopped up
2 C grated zucchini
salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
Parmesan cheese for garnish optional
optional* crackers, hard crusty bread or tortilla chips to serve with
(You could add some meat if desired)

Directions:

1. In large pot pour in oil. Heat up oil on med. heat. Pour in the onions, celery, and carrots. Let them cook and soften. Stir them occasionally.

2. Once they have softened add garlic, and peppers. Let them cook 3 min.

3. Then add water, tomatoes, zucchini, oregano, thyme, and rosemary. Bring to a rolling boil. Turn down the heat and then let it simmer 30 to 40 min.

4. Then add chopped spinach and salt and pepper to taste. Cook another 5 min until completely heated. Serve with grated Parmesan on top if desired. You can serve with crackers, bread or tortilla chips as well.