Add broth and juice in large pot, crush tomatoes and add. Chop celery and onion and add. Open all other cans and add - I would have prefered more fresh vegetables to cut the sodium content way back but it's a holiday and everything is closed so I used what was in my pantry. I put all the spices except the bay leaves in a mortar and pestal and pulverized and added to the pot along with the bay leaves. Brought everything to a boil and let simmer over low heat covered for about a half hour. Remove bay leaves. Add the pasta about 10 minutes before you are going to serve.

Submitted by JANMACD

Fast, easy, great soup recipe that uses no meat. Great with garlic bread for dipping. Directions included for pressure cooker, crock pot, or regular soup pot!

Submitted by AM.GIRLINBRAZIL

crock pot soup

Submitted by HIKE4HEALTH

Creamy soup with minimal calories

Submitted by SENSEIIRENE

Hearty split pea soup that is so easy to make. This is also one of the cheapest meals you can make, you can eat for practically pennies. This is vegetarian, and vegan, but even meat eaters will like it (my husband would say so). Only 78 calories!! If you are watching your sodium, choose Low Sodium Bouillon cubes. I buy my yellow split peas in bulk from whole/natural food stores. Wonderful autumn and winter soup.

Submitted by CAMILLE-LEON

OK, so Great Northern Beans are not "gigantes," but they yield a creamy, delicious dish. Use Greek gigantes beans if you have them for a more authentic dish.

Submitted by SP_STEPF

Low calorie and low fat, freezes well.

Submitted by GARDENDIVA2

72 Calories 1.6g Fat. This soup is cheap, tasty and takes 10 minutes.

Submitted by NARFMEISTER

Adapted from Cooking Light Magazine

Submitted by BUSYMOM9501

This is great for a cold day or for a cold! It can be made in under half an hour.

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Submitted by SKYHI55

After one sip of this savory pumpkin soup, you will be surprised to find it packs a little heat.

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Submitted by NIKKI165

This soup is healthy and deliciously flavorful thanks to the curry and creamy coconut milk!

Submitted by FANNETASTICFOOD

A wonderfully yummy soup recipe that is very filling.

Submitted by JACKIE-78

Not Campbell's, that's for sure. You'll love this if you like theirs though.

And it's low calorie - fat- and carbohydrates

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Submitted by LINDALEFEBVRE

If I have the time I will roast the red peppers under the broiler in the oven and remove skins. But this tastes delicious even without roasting them. If you roas the peppers put them in the pot with the broth and the tomatoes.

Enjoy!

Submitted by KLR397

This is an easy and delicious one pot meal. The number of servings seems rather weird, but that is how many 2 cup servings we got. I see that the sodium value is pretty high. There is no way to note it when entering nutrition information, but you rinse the chickpeas which lowers the sodium considerably. Of course you can also reduce the amount of salt you add to lower it even further! If you have left over butternut squash that is already cooked it cuts down the recipe time to less than 30 minutes, just skip the first step and proceed with recipe. Enjoy!

Submitted by LILYGIRL83

copycat recipe of Olive Garden Minestrone Soup

Submitted by SLM624

The perfect soup to warm your belly on a cold night or soothe you when you're sick.

Submitted by CHEF_MEG

This is a staple in our house during cold weather. I adapted this from a local resteraunt.

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Submitted by AFLBANDWAGON

A simple, warming and hearty soup that's fast to prepare. Sodium appears to be high but that depends on your chosen broth and if you drain and RINSE the beans the sodium will be much lower than reported here.

Submitted by MEGABOMB

This is a very nutritional soup, delicious on a cold winter day. Low fat, low cal, low carb, and rich in potassium and fiber. Serve with a whole wheat dinner roll or 9-grain bread.

Submitted by CONNIE48036

Unlike many of the French Onion Soup recipes on SparkRecipes. com, the nutrition values listed for this one include the bread and cheese toppings. Lower in fat and sodium than any pre-packaged version of this all-time favorite, this French Onion Soup wll rival any you get in a restaurant when it comes to taste. The key to a successful soup is to cook the onons slowly, consistenly reducing the cooking temperature.

Submitted by DOWN2SEXY

Time to Pick a Bone
You can make a good ham and bean soup using just cubes of ham alone, but to get the best flavor you should use a ham bone. You can get your ham bone from the butcher, since they will often give them away or sell them very cheaply, or you can use a leftover bone from a ham that you have served for dinner.

If you are making a ham for dinner, then any leftover ham can be used in the soup as well. In fact, the best ham and bean soup recipes use both ham bones as well as cubes of ham.