Weight Watchers Zero Points Soup

• 1 - 2 pounds beef cubed
• 2 cans low sodium chicken broth
• 3 cups low sodium V8/tomato juice
• 2 cans Italian diced tomatoes
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 whole small onion diced
• 1 package sliced mushrooms
• 3 wholes carrots peeled and sliced/diced
• 1 whole zucchini diced
• 1 whole yellow squash diced
• 2 cups fresh/frozen green beans
• 1 can kidney beans drained and rinsed
• 3-4 cups shredded cabbage
• 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper
• 1 + teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 1 bunch kale/spinach chopped
• 1 cup celery chopped
• 1 cup parsnips chopped
• 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 1 whole bay leaf

1. Add a little oil to pan and fry meat 5 min, add onions and garlic and add 1 Cup water and cook covered for 30 min. If not using meat in a large frying pan sprayed with cooking spray, saute garlic, onions, carrots and mushrooms for 5 min. In a large crockpot/soup pan, combine sauteed garlic and vegetables with the remaining ingredients. Cook on high for 2-3 hrs or until vegetables are cooked. If on top of stove cook 3-4 hrs so vegetables soften up.

beef, chicken broth, tomato juice, italian diced tomatoes, garlic, onion, mushrooms, wholes carrots, zucchini, freshfrozen green beans, kidney beans, cabbage, salt, celery, thyme, bay leaf

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/weight-watchers-zero-points-soup (may not work)