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 ...
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
Zuppa Toscana Recipe + Video
In spite of its name this 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. 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 but also healthier ...
Italian White Bean Soup Recipe
Immerse yourself in a bit of heaven with this Italian White Bean Soup. Buttery and soft cannellini beans pair with tantalizing herbs to be slowly simmered to perfection. Serve with some crusty bread or bruschetta to finish off one beautiful dish. Italian White Bean Soup When you take your first spoonful of this bean soup, if you’re not buckling at the knees, you must be superhuman. It’s heavier than my wild chanterelle mushroom soup, and just as hearty as my Italian vegetable soup. In other ...
Easy Vegan Soups and Stews Recipes
A collection of easy vegan soups and stews that I have on repeat all fall and winter long and late into the spring months. Most of them require just 1 Pot, a handful of ingredients and ready under 1 hour. They also tend to freeze well. I try to share only the very best, the ones that stand the test of time and I find myself craving through all the seasons. Healthy, whole-foods and plant-based or easily adaptable to be so by simply replacing any olive oil in the recipe with a splash of ...
Potato Stew Recipe
A simple vegan Potato Stew recipe: hearty, nutritions, low in fat, full of flavor from leeks, carrots, bell peppers and nutritional yeast. 100% plant based! Potato Stew Who knew a pot of veggies could taste this good ? I most definitely surprised myself with this easy, good for you deliciousness. I can’t believe it's not chicken you guys! You can use whatever potatoes you have in the pantry at this moment in time: red, golden, russet, whatever. I’d stay away from the sweet potatoes here ...
Italian Green Minestrone di Verdure Recipe
An authentic Italian vegetarian minestrone soup recipe made without tomatoes, using Pesto, cabbage and potatoes instead, for a hearty, classic, traditional green minestrone di Verdure. Healthy, easy, homemade and really good for you. What more can you want from a soup ? Maybe just a piece of homemade crusty bread. “ Minestrone “ a thick vegetable soup literally meaning “ that which is served ”. The way I see it kids: you get what you get and you don’t throw a ...
Italian Vegetable Soup with Farro (Video)
Easy Italian Vegetable Soup with farro, cannellini beans, zucchini, leeks and spinach. Kale, escarole and cabbage are also traditional choices, so take your pick of what's in season in your area! Hearty, healthy, comforting, super delicious and good for you, a real immunity soup perfect for the cold winter days! Italian Vegetable Soup Also going by the name “ Minestrone “ or as i like to call it “ Zuppa di Farro “ this is a hearty, good for you soup made without any meat, but a ...
Easy Carrot Soup Recipe
A healthy, quick and easy cream of carrot soup recipe from scratch. Made with your choice of ginger or nutmeg, fresh thyme, rosemary, chives and sage, without stock and ready in only 20 minutes! A simple homemade vegetarian carrot soup that is easily adapted to be vegan. Just replace the heavy cream with almond milk or coconut cream and omit the goat cheese. Or make the not yet vegetarians happy by adding a few ricotta meatballs on top. Whatever tickles your taste buds ;) Smooth, silky and ...
Wild Chanterelle Mushroom Soup Recipe
Easy, healthy and vegan, this creamy chanterelle mushroom soup recipe is the best I've had, made with flavorful golden wild chanterelles, finished with a light touch of coconut cream and crispy sage. The perfect fall soup: rich, meaty, earthy and comforting. Because this the season for wild chanterelles and lots of soups! Who doesn't love a warm bowl of soup on a chilly autumn day, all wrapped up in your favorite sweater, right ?! Good news is that you won't need any heavy cream here ...
Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls Soup Recipe
This unstuffed cabbage rolls soup with chicken and rice in a tomato broth is the ultimate weeknight hack on the classic stuffed cabbage rolls recipe, only with half the prep work and without sacrificing flavor. Easy, healthy and tasty, it can be done on the stove top or slow cooker! As much as I recognize the charm of stuffing cabbage leaves with minced meat and rice for Sunday supper like grandma used to make, you still can’t beat the Tuesday night alternative of throwing everything together ...