Vegan Italian wedding soup, an easy Neapolitan soup made with fregola pasta / couscous, spinach and plant based sausage meatballs in a light and savory homemade broth. It's hearty, comforting, delicious, egg-free and dairy-free. What is Vegan Italian Wedding Soup? As the Italians would call it "Minestra Maritata" or "married soup of Spinaci, Fregola e Polpette in Brodo. Basically homemade broth, Sardinian couscous pasta, spinach or escarole and little meatballs that have all married in the ...
Soups + Stews
A collection of our best soups and stews recipes that I keep on repeat at the shack all year long!
From hearty winter bowls of goodness, to light, simple, spring and summer inspired vegetable soups. You will find mostly easy, good for you, healthy, plant based vegetarian recipes.
From Italian tomato soups and stews, to potato, leeks, kale, butternut squash minestrone, peas, beans and lentils, there is sure to be something for everyone in this collection.
Hope you love them as much as we do. ~ Florentina
Vegan Minestrone Soup with Fennel
Best Italian vegan minestrone soup with fennel / "finocchio" and fregola pasta in a homemade tomato based broth from scratch. In essence: a super delicious 1-pot thick vegetable and pasta soup! Vegan Minestrone Soup This easy classic vegetable minestrone captures all the sweet fragrant flavors of Italian fennel sausage but without any of the saturated fat and cholesterol. Meatless, dairy free and loaded with nutrients. Usually served as primo piatto (between starter and main course), I ...
Vegan Mushroom Soup Recipe
This creamy vegan mushroom soup is made with a medley of meaty wild mushrooms, leeks and homemade cashew cream. Easy to make from scratch and out of this world delicious! To make a hearty meal of things wilt in a handful of dark leafy greens and add in some cooked wild rice, barley, farro or gnocchi dumplings. Vegan Mushroom Soup + Video Earthy mushrooms and homemade cashew cream are the magical ingredients in this all time favorite Zuppa di Funghi. A cozy savory creamy soup recipe that is ...
Borlotti Beans
You are going to love these Italian Borlotti beans cooked down until thick and creamy with leeks, garlic and olive oil. A simple but so delicious hearty bean stew brimming with a nutty savory flavor balanced perfectly by a little tomato sweetness. Borlotti Beans These medium large size beans are also known as cranberry beans due to their creamy tan color and beautiful magenta pink and red markings. They are simply gorgeous inside and out of their pods. Once cooked they will turn a brownish ...
Mushroom Stew Recipe
A divine Mushroom Stew recipe with red wine sauce ladled over fluffy mashed potatoes. Hearty and savory, easy to make, a healthy satisfying vegan stew a la Bourguignon just perfect for this cooler weather. Mushroom Stew A favorite timeless hearty recipe that is equally appropriate for a casual weeknight meal enjoyed with a hunk of crusty bread, focaccia or to grace a more festive table. Stewed mushrooms are simply fabulous ladled over creamy polenta, olive oil mashed potatoes, gnocchi ...
Ribollita Recipe + Video
A classic Tuscan Ribollita soup recipe made with seasonal vegetables, creamy white beans and kale then thickened with chunks of garlic bruschetta instead of the more traditional stale bread. It's best made ahead a day or two so the deep flavors get a chance to marry before reheating into a delicious meatless pot of goodness. Ribollita Soup Zuppa di Ribollita (pronounced ri-bow-lee-tah) which means reboiled in Italian is basically yesterday's leftover vegetable soup thickened up with stale ...
Vegetable Noodle Soup Recipe + Video
A really good garden vegetable noodle soup brimming with flavor and comfort to carry you through the winter months. Easy and oh so delicious, just the way grandma used to make it. Vegetable Noodle Soup A simple classic vegetable soup that is both nutritious and comforting, something wholesome and meatless to feed the belly and nourish the soul. This naturally vegan soup is as good as it gets, the best alternative to chicken noodle soup without any of the cholesterol. What are the best ...
Dairy Free Potato Soup Recipe + Video
This easy dairy free potato soup is made without using any heavy cream or gluten flour but it is silky creamy, nutritious and oh so flavorful. Simply divine and comforting, load it up with your favorite vegetables for a hearty meatless meal everyone is sure to love. Dairy Free Potato Soup Lusciously creamy but without the dairy, you are guaranteed to be going back for seconds of this best homemade potato soup from scratch. Filling, cheesy, loaded with broccoli or your favorite veggies ...
Pasta e Ceci Recipe + Video
Pasta e Ceci recipe, a classic hearty 1-Pot Italian dish of pasta with chickpeas cooked together with aromatics in a white broth. This easy zuppa recipe has Sicilian roots with countless regional variations: alla Siciliana, Romana, Napolitana, Toscana and the very best rendition from yours truly of course! Pasta e Ceci It’s a soup, it’s a stew, it’s pasta and chickpeas! It’s Ceci e Fregola in Brodo Bianco! You start with sautéing onion, garlic and fresh tomatoes in a drizzle of olive ...
Vegetarian Zuppa Toscana Recipe + Video
In spite of its name this Vegetarian Zuppa Toscana soup recipe is not a classic Italian soup, instead it is a favorite American creation. A rich and creamy potato soup with a fennel base, crumbled Italian sausage, potatoes and lots of green kale to brighten things up. Vegetarian Zuppa Toscana Soup The most popular soup from the Olive Garden restaurant chain and simply translates as Tuscan soup. I had absolutely no intent to publish this soup recipe unless it was better than the original ...