This soup deserves it's own post because it is nothing short of its name, Magic. This is a quick recipe that the roomies and I have adapted over the last year of living together.
We named it 'magic soup' for the following reasons:
1. Quick & easy
2. Low fat/calorie
3. High fiber
4. Full of veggies
5. All natural
6. Very filling
7. Tastes OUTTA THIS WORLD
In fact, we even dropped the 'soup' and just say "Hey, what should we make for dinner tonight? Magic?"
Ingredients:
1. Roasted pepper/tomato soup (many brands available)
2. Diced Tofu (I like soft/medium)
3. 1 can beans of your choice (black, kidney)
4. Your favorite frozen veggies (we combine a few different kinds)
5. Frozen spinach (optional, but I think it's bomb)
6. Brown rice (1 1/2 cup cooked)
7. 1 tbsp Cumin (I add more cause I'm obsessed)
8. 1 tbsp red chili powder (not pepper; would be too hot)
9. Ground pepper
10. Dash sea salt
Directions:
1. Combine and cook over medium heat in large pot
2. Serve and eat
3. Thank me
Try this and tell me what you think!
**UPDATE: Here's a new variation!
I'm thanking you in advance. Looks awesome. I would probably saute the tofu in advance because I'm obsessed with sauteed tofu!
ReplyDeleteIf I had a stove, I would SOOO be making that! :D Looks soo good!
ReplyDelete@Teachermama Let me know what you think :-)
ReplyDelete@Nutritious is Delicious You could probably make a single serving in the microwave??
ReplyDeleteThis sounds great!!! I really miss my Trader Joes since I moved!! But I will check out other stores for the soup!!!!
ReplyDeleteHow much tofu, vegetables and spinach??
ReplyDelete@Anonymous I looove tofu so I use the whole pack. But maybe you want to use 1/2 of the pack. I use 1 cup frozen spinich and roughly 2 cups veggies. The great thing about this recipe is you can be super creative with ingredients and amounts and it always turns out delish! Let me know what you think :-)
ReplyDeleteI combined it....I served it and ate it....and now I am here to THANK YOU. Lauren this soup is amazingly tasty.
ReplyDeleteI used fresh spinach about 4 big handfulls
Karen:)...smiling cos she has a new go to recipe)
I found the soup base easily on my local store's shelves.
ReplyDeleteI only had a can of great northern beans so I used them, may try black beans next.
I used 2 cups of mixed veggies(corn/peas/carrots and grean beans)...gonna get more creative when I make this soup next week..
Again, thank you SO much.
This is now my FAV soup ever !!!
Karen :)
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteHey Karen! So glad you liked it! I'm completely obsessed :-) Let me know what other combo's you try! Maybe I can learn some new ones!
Hey Lauren
ReplyDeleteObsessed is the perfect word for this soup. Ate it for lunch and dinner yesterday, having it today and will finish off what's left and then make some more tomorrow night after work. YUM ! My comment on the Tosca Reno boards has bumped your thread up and I see loads more people have looked at it, hope they try it, would want to miss out on this one !! :))
I'll let you know what other combos I try :)
Got any other magic ? :)))
have a great day
Karen
I'm a new convert and it's still simmering on the stove. I used smoked paprika instead of chili powder and chickpeas. Having this for dinner and loving it already. You can buy organic tomato red pepper soup in bulk at costco for a good price. I'm loading up!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! Will try it this weekend! Do you measure out 1 and 1/2 cups of the rice b4 cooking it or after cooking?
ReplyDeleteI love your blog!!! I just bought everything today to make this "magic soup," but I was wondering how long you let it cook for?? Any specific amount of time?? Thanks so much for sharing!!
ReplyDelete@Nonexistent Colors... Thank you!! I cook according to what veggies I have in there. For ex: if i have cherry tomatoes I cook until they're ready. Since most of the veggies I typically use are frozen you're really only cooking until everything is warmed. I cook over low/medium heat. Let me know what you think :)
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog & link from Eating Bird Food, I'm definitely bookmarking this recipe, it looks great!
ReplyDeletehave to try this sometime!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, I made this soup for my husband and we both LOVED IT! So easy, so delicious and healthy! Couldn't ask for me! Thanks for sharing!
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