This quick 30-minute meal will have everyone coming back for seconds! Vegetable Orzo Soup a delicious and easy meal. The flavors come together in a snap and it’s a healthy soup packed full of flavor!
Orzo Soup with Vegetables is packed full of flavor and delicious!
Vegetable Orzo Soup
Dan and I have been traveling a lot. In May we were in New Mexico and Colorado. June took me to San Francisco, last weekend we were in Sacramento, with more travel planned before summer is complete!
Eating out has become a “thing”!! I told Dan on the way home from Sac Town I think it’s time for some of Deb’s home cooking and he agreed. And even though it’s hot, we both enjoy soup.
Which is great because it’s a terrific meal we can enjoy that is pretty much guilt free like this orzo pasta soup!
So even though the weather is hot, hot, hot, soup is on the menu tonight. Bonus? It is so easy and takes only thirty minutes to make! Delicious choice, right?
I thought so! 😋
Who’s hungry? Soup’s on!
Orzo Soup with Vegetables
Grocery list for Vegetable Orzo Soup
- carrots
- celery
- onion
- spinach
- garlic
- fire roasted tomatoes
- orzo pasta
- stock
- dry Italian seasoning
- lemon and parsley optional
What is orzo?
- Though it looks like rice, orzo is actually a pasta shaped like a grain of rice. Orzo is a wheat-based pasta and can be eaten alone or served up in a soup or salad.
Is Orzo more healthy than rice?
- Although it has about the same carbohydrate count as rice, orzo offers nearly twice as much protein as brown rice. Both are low in fat.
- This soup is packed full of bright fresh vegetables like spinach, celery, carrots & onions.
Does orzo freeze well?
It does, this soup freezes terrific and makes for an easy meal when you don’t feel like cooking. It will keep in the refrigerator for three days.
Chopping the vegetables a uniform size will ensure everything cooks in about the same amount of time.
Steps to make Vegetable Orzo Soup
- Dice the carrots, celery & onion.
- Heat a large stockpot over medium heat. Add the olive oil, carrots, celery, onion and the spices.
- Sauté for 4-5 minutes until the vegetables begin to soften.
- Add in the garlic & sauté for about another minute, until the garlic becomes fragrant.
- Chop the spinach, add it to the soup pot.
- Next add the pasta and give everything a good stir. Pour in the tomatoes, stock and water.
- Increase the heat to high and stir well to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium, stirring often until the orzo is cooked thru.
- When the orzo is cooked, remove the soup from the heat. Add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and about a tablespoon of chopped parsley for bright fresh flavor.
Onions, carrots and celery poured into the soup pot to cook.
Peel the carrots and dice them along with the onions. Chopping the vegetables a uniform size will ensure everything cooks in about the same amount of time.
Dicing them uniformly not only allows them to cook evenly, when the soup is done, everything fits fit easily onto a soup spoon. If you want all of my soup tips and tricks to make the BEST homemade soup, click here!
Because this stew cooks so quickly the vegetables still have a bit of a crunch, giving it great texture. Finishing the soup with a squeeze of lemon and bit of chopped parsley keeps the flavors bright and fresh.
Spring Vegetable Soup with Orzo
In less than thirty minutes your meal complete and you are ready for dinner! Who is hungry?!!
Looking for more great recipes using orzo?
- Quick and Easy Lemon Orzo with Parmesan and Peas – Oh Sweet Basil
- Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup – Bowl Me Over
- Cream of Tomato Soup with Orzo – Garlic and Zest
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I hope you enjoy this meal because soup is good food! 😋 What’s your favorite soup? Please take a moment and hit reply or comment below!
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Vegetable Orzo Soup
Ingredients
- 3 carrots
- 2 stalks celery
- 1 yellow onion
- 8 cups spinach
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 14.5 oz can fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 cup orzo pasta
- 4 cups stock
- 3 cups water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- Pinch red pepper flakes
- ½ tablespoon lemon (optional)
- 1 tablespoon parsley minced (optional)
Instructions
- Dice the carrots, celery & onion. Heat a large stockpot over medium heat. When it is good & hot, add the olive oil.
- Then add the carrots, celery, onion and the spices - Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes.
- Sauté for 4-5 minutes until the vegetables begin to soften. Add in the garlic & sauté for about another minute, until the garlic becomes fragrant.
- Run your knife thru the spinach a couple times, chopping it into bite sized pieces. Add it to the soup pot.
- Next add the pasta and give everything a good stir. Poor in the tomatoes, stock and water. Increase the heat to high and stir well to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium - you'll still want to keep it a light bubble and cook until the orzo is cooked thru - about 8-9 minutes.
- Continue to stir the soup often. The orzo has a tendency to stick to the bottom of the pan. In addition, stirring it will release the starches in the pasta and help to thicken the soup.
- When the orzo is cooked, remove the soup from the heat. Add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and about a tablespoon of chopped parsley for bright fresh flavor.
