Steve's Spicy Version Of Weight Watchers Zero Point Soup
This is a variation to the Weight Watcher Zero Point Soup. There are many variations of it on line. The one I first made was this one:. http://kitchen-parade-veggieventure.blogspot.com/2006/01/day-285-weight-watchers-zero-points.html
If you search you will find Italian style, Mexican style, Asian style...
Ingredients
- 2 cup Celery - Chopped
- 2 cup Yellow Onion Diced
- 2 lb Baby Carrots (or 1 pound of whole carrots cut into 1/2 inch rounds)
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Garlic Clove (crushed)
- 1 Yellow Bell Pepper
- 1 Green Bell Pepper
- 15 oz Can Diced Tomatoes with Chiles
- 1 Jar Roasted Red Peppers (pureed in a food processor)
- 32 oz Vegetable Stock
- 32 oz Chicken Stock
- 8 oz Green Cabbage - Cut into approximately 1" squares
- 1/2 tbsp Chili Powder (or to taste)
- 1/2 tbsp Salt (or to taste)
- 1/4 tbsp Ground Black Pepper (or to taste)
- 1/4 tbsp Cayenne Pepper
Instructions
- In a large pot heat the olive oil on high... add the onions, celery and carrots. Stir occasionally and cook until onions are translucent (maybe 5 minutes) Then add crushed garlic and diced tomatoes. Add the pureed roasted red peppers. Stir. Add salt and pepper. Add the vegetable stock and chicken stock. Stir and let it come to a boil. Once boiling add the red and green bell peppers and bring to a boil again. Once boiling reduce heat to simmer.
- At this point you should taste the soup and add the Chile powder and Cayenne pepper as desired. Add in small amounts, stir and taste again. You may also want to add more salt. Simmer and check the carrots to see if they are near being done. Once they are close to done add the cabbage... simmer until carrots and cabbage are cooked.
- This makes a LOT of soup... plan ahead for storage containers for the fridge and freezer... I usually eat a bowl (about 2 cups) for lunch and or dinner for several days... and still have more in the freezer. You could certainly half the recipe in which case I would use either the Vegetable Stock or the Chicken Stock.. don't open both and throw the rest away. Just use one of them. Each cup has approximately 68 calories and it's DELICIOUS!
- Feel free to substitute the veggies just stay away from the starchy ones (Potatoes, corn, peas, etc.)
