Name: Vegetable Soup Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6-8 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 white or yellow onion, peeled and diced; 3 large cloves garlic, minced; 2 carrots, diced; 2 celery stalks, diced; 4 cups vegetable stock; 2 (15-ounce) cans diced fire-roasted tomatoes (with their juices); 1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced into 1-cm cubes; 1 bell pepper, cored and diced; 1/4 cup chopped pepperoncini peppers*; 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning; 2 large handfuls baby spinach; fine sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper; optional garnishes: chopped fresh parsley or basil, freshly-grated Parmesan cheese