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Mediterranean · Soup

Tomato Rice Soup with Zucchini

A quick tomato soup thickened with a little browned flour and filled out with zucchini and cooked rice, finished with fresh basil. Leftover rice works well here.

  • YieldServes 4 to 6
  • Hands-on20 min
  • Total34 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbspall-purpose flour
  • 960 mlno-salt-added tomato sauce, 4 cups
  • 480 mllow-sodium vegetable broth, plus more to thin
  • ½ tbspsugar
  • 1 tsponion powder
  • ½ tspsalt, plus more to taste
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 170 gzucchini, 1 medium, coarsely chopped
  • 2 cupscooked white rice, or brown
  • 2 tbspfresh basil, chopped

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Celery
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Zucchini
  • Carrot
  • Basil
  • Black and white pepper

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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